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authorbescoto <bescoto@2b77aa54-bcbc-44c9-a7ec-4f6cf2b41109>2005-12-12 04:41:19 +0000
committerbescoto <bescoto@2b77aa54-bcbc-44c9-a7ec-4f6cf2b41109>2005-12-12 04:41:19 +0000
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parent02b6dddaa0d07a75d9b3b0653ab12a878df8c60e (diff)
downloadrdiff-backup-1aa8b6bc7db815688a44671950f4cdd64c3df1fd.tar.gz
Update --remove-older-than and --force
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@@ -188,7 +188,10 @@ Exclude all socket files.
Exclude all symbolic links.
.TP
.B --force
-Authorize the updating or overwriting of a destination path.
+Authorize a more drastic modification of a directory than usual (for
+instance, when overwriting of a destination path, or when removing
+multiple sessions with
+.BR --remove-older-than ).
rdiff-backup will generally tell you if it needs this.
.TP
.BI "--group-mapping-file " filename