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diff --git a/rdiff-backup/rdiff-backup.1 b/rdiff-backup/rdiff-backup.1 index 5d91bde..41cfb24 100644 --- a/rdiff-backup/rdiff-backup.1 +++ b/rdiff-backup/rdiff-backup.1 @@ -202,6 +202,10 @@ 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. +.BR WARNING: +You can cause data loss if you mis-use this option. +Furthermore, do NOT use this option when doing a restore, as it will +DELETE FILES, unless you absolutely know what you are doing. .TP .BI "\-\-group-mapping-file " filename Map group names and ids according the the group mapping file |