From e4180b443cc113d38c2dc4f44212d739ccc1d237 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Lars Wirzenius Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2022 09:40:16 +0300 Subject: docs: add a note of why CACHEDIR.TAG itself gets backed up Sponsored-by: author --- obnam.md | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/obnam.md b/obnam.md index a6f9b4c..396bc44 100644 --- a/obnam.md +++ b/obnam.md @@ -1793,7 +1793,9 @@ roots: ### By default, skip directories containing CACHEDIR.TAG This scenario verifies that Obnam client skips the contents of directories that -contain [CACHEDIR.TAG][], but backs up the tag itself. +contain [CACHEDIR.TAG][], but backs up the tag itself. We back up the +tag so that after a restore, the directory continues to be tagged as a +cache directory. [CACHEDIR.TAG]: https://bford.info/cachedir/ -- cgit v1.2.1