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Clarify meaning of man-page regarding hard links #483

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Clarify meaning of man-page regarding hard links
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Expand Up @@ -371,8 +371,9 @@ Use with caution. This may render your backup unusable in case of
filesystem failure.
.TP
.BI \-\-no-hard-links
Don't replicate hard links on destination side. If many hard-linked
files are present, this option can drastically decrease memory usage.
Don't use hard links on destination side, hard-linked files are copied
like two different files. If many hard-linked files are present,
this option can drastically increase disk usage.
This option is enabled by default if the backup source or restore
destination is running on native Windows.
.TP
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