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diff --git a/yarns/0030-basics.yarn b/yarns/0030-basics.yarn index 4bc8439b..631177a3 100644 --- a/yarns/0030-basics.yarn +++ b/yarns/0030-basics.yarn @@ -200,6 +200,31 @@ the manifest to avoid getting an error. AND user U restores file L/F to X from their latest generation in repository R THEN L/F, restored to X, matches manifest M +Restores must happen to a non-existent or an empty directory +------------------------------------------------------------ + +To avoid people doing unfortunate things such as `obnam restore +--to=/` we make sure the target directory of restore either does not +exist, or it's empty. + + SCENARIO restore only to empty or new target + GIVEN 1kB of new data in directory L + AND a manifest of L in M + AND 0kB of new data in directory EMPTY + AND 2kB of new data in directory NOTEMPTY + + WHEN user U backs up directory L to repository R + AND user U restores their latest generation in repository R into EMPTY + THEN L, restored to EMPTY, matches manifest M + + WHEN user U restores their latest generation in repository R into NOTEXIST + THEN L, restored to NOTEXIST, matches manifest M + + WHEN user U attempts to restore their latest generation + ... in repository R into NOTEMPTY + THEN the attempt failed with exit code 1 + + Pretend backing up: the `--pretend` setting ------------------------------------------- |