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diff --git a/doc/special_remotes/bup.mdwn b/doc/special_remotes/bup.mdwn index 09eadd008..950b64e9c 100644 --- a/doc/special_remotes/bup.mdwn +++ b/doc/special_remotes/bup.mdwn @@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ interface to large files, and easy backups of the file contents using git. See [[walkthrough/using_bup]] for usage examples. +Each individual key is stored in a bup remote using `bup split`, with +a git branch named the same as the key name. Content is retrieved from +bup using `bup join`. All other bup operations are up to you -- consider +running `bup fsck --generate` in a cron job to generate recovery blocks, +for example; or clone bup's git repository to further back it up. + ## configuration These parameters can be passed to `git annex initremote` to configure bup: |