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Clarify database documentation about excluding named pipes and character/block devices to prevent hangs.

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1.5.9.dev0
* #339: Fix for intermittent timing-related test failure of logging function.
* Clarify database documentation about excluding named pipes and character/block devices to prevent
hangs.
1.5.8
* #336: Fix for traceback when running Cronitor, Cronhub, and PagerDuty monitor hooks.

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docs/how-to/backup-your-databases.md
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@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ in the `location` section of borgmatic's configuration.
Also note that using a database hook implicitly enables both the
`read_special` and `one_file_system` configuration settings (even if they're
disabled in your configuration) to support this dump and restore streaming.
See Limitations below for more on this.
Here's a more involved example that connects to remote databases:
@ -167,6 +168,11 @@ borgmatic's own configuration file. So include your configuration file in
backups to avoid getting caught without a way to restore a database.
3. borgmatic does not currently support backing up or restoring multiple
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
that may not be exhaustive.
### Manual restoration
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options: "--single-transaction --quick"
```
### 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.
## Related documentation