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Merge pull request #96 from github/doc-settings-opt
Document the -c option
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@@ -153,6 +153,11 @@ The `ghe-backup` and `ghe-restore` commands also have a verbose output mode
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(`-v`) that lists files as they're being transferred. It's often useful to
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enable when output is logged to a file.
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When restoring to an already configured GHE instance, settings and license data
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are *not* restored to prevent overwriting manual configuration on the restore
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host. This behavior can be overriden by passing the `-c` argument to `ghe-restore`,
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forcing settings and license data to be overwritten with the backup copy's data.
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### Scheduling backups
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Regular backups should be scheduled using `cron(8)` or similar command

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