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In database documentation, include command for finding named pipes and special devices.

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@ -171,7 +171,8 @@ databases that share the exact same name on different hosts.
4. Because database hooks implicitly enable the `read_special` configuration
setting to support dump and restore streaming, you'll need to ensure that any
special files are excluded from backups (named pipes, block devices, and
character devices). Common directories to exclude are `/dev` and `/run`, but
character devices) to prevent hanging. Try a command like `find / -type c,b,p`
to find such files. Common directories to exclude are `/dev` and `/run`, but
that may not be exhaustive.
@ -214,8 +215,8 @@ hooks:
### borgmatic hangs during backup
See Limitations above about `read_special`. You may need to exclude certain
paths with named pipes, block devices, or character devices. Common
directories to exclude are `/dev` and `/run`, but that may not be exhaustive.
paths with named pipes, block devices, or character devices on which borgmatic
is hanging.
## Related documentation