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authorG.raud <graud@gmx.com>2018-02-02 09:18:53 +0100
committerG.raud <graud@gmx.com>2018-02-06 19:09:35 +0100
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Stasher: document that the preference backup does not apply to directories
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diff --git a/src/stasher.ml b/src/stasher.ml
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@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ let backup =
Pred.create "backup" ~advanced:true
("Including the preference \\texttt{-backup \\ARG{pathspec}} "
^ "causes Unison to keep backup files for each path that matches "
- ^ "\\ARG{pathspec}. These backup files are kept in the "
+ ^ "\\ARG{pathspec}; directories (nor their permissions or any other "
+ ^ " metadata) are not backed up. These backup files are kept in the "
^ "directory specified by the \\verb|backuplocation| preference. The backups are named "
^ "according to the \\verb|backupprefix| and \\verb|backupsuffix| preferences."
^ " The number of versions that are kept is determined by the "