Clarify documentation on how /etc/borgmatic.d/ configuration files are interpreted.
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each one in turn from a single borgmatic invocation. This includes, by
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each one in turn from a single borgmatic invocation. This includes, by
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default, the traditional `/etc/borgmatic/config.yaml` as well.
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default, the traditional `/etc/borgmatic/config.yaml` as well.
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Each configuration file is interpreted independently, as if you ran borgmatic
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for each configuration file one at a time. In other words, borgmatic does not
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perform any merging of configuration files by default. If you'd like borgmatic
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to merge your configuration files, see below about configuration includes.
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And if you need even more customizability, you can specify alternate
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And if you need even more customizability, you can specify alternate
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configuration paths on the command-line with borgmatic's `--config` option.
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configuration paths on the command-line with borgmatic's `--config` option.
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See `borgmatic --help` for more information.
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See `borgmatic --help` for more information.
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## Installation
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## Installation
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To get up and running, first [install
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First, [install
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Borg](https://borgbackup.readthedocs.io/en/stable/installation.html), at
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Borg](https://borgbackup.readthedocs.io/en/stable/installation.html), at least
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least version 1.1.
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version 1.1.
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By default, borgmatic looks for its configuration files in `/etc/borgmatic/`
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Then, download and install borgmatic by running the following command:
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and `/etc/borgmatic.d/`, where the root user typically has read access.
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So, to download and install borgmatic as the root user, run the following
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commands:
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```bash
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```bash
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sudo pip3 install --user --upgrade borgmatic
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sudo pip3 install --user --upgrade borgmatic
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