From 4f6b1bb6f6388678345088a509e98a6560aee7a5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Eischer Date: Sat, 6 Jan 2024 20:11:02 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] diff: document limitations regarding metadata --- cmd/restic/cmd_diff.go | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) diff --git a/cmd/restic/cmd_diff.go b/cmd/restic/cmd_diff.go index aafc558b8..ea40d2860 100644 --- a/cmd/restic/cmd_diff.go +++ b/cmd/restic/cmd_diff.go @@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ directory: * T The type was changed, e.g. a file was made a symlink * ? Bitrot detected: The file's content has changed but all metadata is the same +Metadata comparison will likely not work if a backup was created using the +'--ignore-inode' or '--ignore-ctime' option. + To only compare files in specific subfolders, you can use the ":" syntax, where "subfolder" is a path within the snapshot.