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1 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/rdiff-backup/rdiff-backup.1 b/rdiff-backup/rdiff-backup.1 index 82b6f11..5392b9c 100644 --- a/rdiff-backup/rdiff-backup.1 +++ b/rdiff-backup/rdiff-backup.1 @@ -712,8 +712,12 @@ handled correctly on systems with non-standard mknod syntax. .PP When an rdiff-backup session fails (for instance if a remote connection is lost), rdiff-backup tries to save the session so it can -be resumed later. Apparently, depending on how the rdiff-backup -session fails, later sessions cannot be resumed properly. +be resumed later. Apparently sometimes, depending on how the +rdiff-backup session fails, later sessions cannot be resumed properly. +.PP +Files whose names are close to the maximum length (e.g. 235 chars if +the maximum is 255) may be skipped because the filenames of related +increment files would be too long. .SH AUTHOR Ben Escoto <bescoto@stanford.edu> |