add examples for --paths-from-stdin, --paths-from-command, --paths-separator #5644
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ThomasWaldmann
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| # Use --paths-from-command with find to only backup files from a given user | ||
| $ borg create --paths-from-command -- /path/to/repo::joes-files find ~ -user joe | ||
| # Use --paths-from-stdin with --paths-delimiter to backup files listed in a csv file | ||
| $ cat ~files-to-backup.csv | borg create \ |
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it needs to have a / after the ~.
also, there is still the "one row" issue. when thinking of csv, one usually has items distributed over rows, not over columns (which are rather for other attributes of same item).
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Read up on the one find option and now I see why someone would want to do that.
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Closes #5551
Added some examples for these options to the
borg createdocumentation, one that showcases each of them.