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@@ -361,13 +361,16 @@ backing a normal unix file system to one that doesn't allow colons in
filenames, is not case sensitive, and cannot store special files or
hard links. --windows-mode should not be necessary when backing up
one windows file system to another, although --windows-time-format
-would still be required.
+would still be required. If this switch is used for backing up, it
+must also be used when restoring, listing increments, etc.
.TP
.B --windows-time-format
If this option is present, use underscores instead of colons in
increment files, so 2001-07-15T04:09:38-07:00 becomes
2001-07-15T04_09_38-07_00. This option may be useful under various
-Microsoft file systems, which prohibit colons in filenames.
+Microsoft file systems, which prohibit colons in filenames. If this
+switch is used for backing up, it must also be used when restoring,
+listing increments, etc.
.SH EXAMPLES
Simplest case---backup directory foo to directory bar, with increments