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Provide tips about old-style flags for those on older versions.

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docs/how-to/deal-with-very-large-backups.md
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@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ borgmatic create
borgmatic check borgmatic check
``` ```
(No borgmatic `prune`, `create`, or `check` actions? Try the old-style
`--prune`, `--create`, or `--check`. Or upgrade borgmatic!)
You can run with only one of these flags provided, or you can mix and match You can run with only one of these flags provided, or you can mix and match
any number of them in a single borgmatic run. This supports approaches like any number of them in a single borgmatic run. This supports approaches like
making backups with `create` on a frequent schedule, while only running making backups with `create` on a frequent schedule, while only running

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docs/how-to/inspect-your-backups.md
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@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ borgmatic list
borgmatic info borgmatic info
``` ```
(No borgmatic `list` or `info` actions? Try the old-style `--list` or
`--info`. Or upgrade borgmatic!)
## Logging ## Logging
By default, borgmatic logs to a local syslog-compatible daemon if one is By default, borgmatic logs to a local syslog-compatible daemon if one is

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docs/how-to/restore-a-backup.md
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@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ to figure out which archive to restore. A good way to do that is to use the
borgmatic list borgmatic list
``` ```
(No borgmatic `list` action? Try the old-style `--list`, or upgrade
borgmatic!)
That should yield output looking something like: That should yield output looking something like:
```text ```text
@ -25,6 +28,9 @@ and therefore the latest timestamp, run a command like:
borgmatic extract --archive host-2019-01-02T04:06:07.080910 borgmatic extract --archive host-2019-01-02T04:06:07.080910
``` ```
(No borgmatic `extract` action? Try the old-style `--extract`, or upgrade
borgmatic!)
The `--archive` value is the name of the archive to restore. This extracts the The `--archive` value is the name of the archive to restore. This extracts the
entire contents of the archive to the current directory, so make sure you're entire contents of the archive to the current directory, so make sure you're
in the right place before running the command. in the right place before running the command.

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docs/how-to/set-up-backups.md
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@ -124,6 +124,9 @@ a command like the following:
borgmatic init --encryption repokey borgmatic init --encryption repokey
``` ```
(No borgmatic `init` action? Try the old-style `--init` flag, or upgrade
borgmatic!)
This uses the borgmatic configuration file you created above to determine This uses the borgmatic configuration file you created above to determine
which local or remote repository to create, and encrypts it with the which local or remote repository to create, and encrypts it with the
encryption passphrase specified there if one is provided. Read about [Borg encryption passphrase specified there if one is provided. Read about [Borg