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diff: document limitations regarding metadata

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Michael Eischer 2024-01-06 20:11:02 +01:00
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* T The type was changed, e.g. a file was made a symlink * 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 * ? 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 To only compare files in specific subfolders, you can use the
"<snapshotID>:<subfolder>" syntax, where "subfolder" is a path within the "<snapshotID>:<subfolder>" syntax, where "subfolder" is a path within the
snapshot. snapshot.