From 69168793365c0fc3828d516e389a1aecdaf9d07f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Rochefort Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2018 18:31:34 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Expanded upon directory exclusion for clarification MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Sentence language seemed to contradict the section header, so it's been clarified to prevent any confusion. Also added information about how wikis are handled during a backup. Originally submitted at https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee/merge_requests/6673. Signed-off-by: Rémy Coutable --- doc/raketasks/backup_restore.md | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/doc/raketasks/backup_restore.md b/doc/raketasks/backup_restore.md index f1881e0f767..c2cf0d54aeb 100644 --- a/doc/raketasks/backup_restore.md +++ b/doc/raketasks/backup_restore.md @@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ To use the `copy` strategy instead of the default streaming strategy, specify ### Excluding specific directories from the backup -You can choose what should be backed up by adding the environment variable `SKIP`. +You can choose what should be exempt from the backup up by adding the environment variable `SKIP`. The available options are: - `db` (database) @@ -138,6 +138,9 @@ The available options are: Use a comma to specify several options at the same time: +All wikis will be backed up as part of the `repositories` group. Non-existent wikis +will be skipped during a backup. + ``` # use this command if you've installed GitLab with the Omnibus package sudo gitlab-rake gitlab:backup:create SKIP=db,uploads