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Document wording tweaks (#479).

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@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ in each configuration file.
Under the hood, borgmatic accomplishes this by substituting globs for certain Under the hood, borgmatic accomplishes this by substituting globs for certain
ephemeral data placeholders in your `archive_name_format`—and using the result ephemeral data placeholders in your `archive_name_format`—and using the result
to filter archives for supported actions. to filter archives when running supported actions.
For instance, let's say that you have this in your configuration: For instance, let's say that you have this in your configuration:
@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ location:
archive_name_format: {hostname}-user-data-{now} archive_name_format: {hostname}-user-data-{now}
``` ```
borgmatic considers `{now}` an emphemeral placeholder that will probably borgmatic considers `{now}` an emphemeral data placeholder that will probably
change per archive, while `{hostname}` won't. So it turns the example value change per archive, while `{hostname}` won't. So it turns the example value
into `{hostname}-user-data-*` and applies it to filter down the set of into `{hostname}-user-data-*` and applies it to filter down the set of
archives used for actions like `rlist`, `info`, `prune`, `check`, etc. archives used for actions like `rlist`, `info`, `prune`, `check`, etc.
@ -112,12 +112,11 @@ created for that application. Of course, this doesn't apply to actions like
`compact` that operate on an entire repository. `compact` that operate on an entire repository.
<span class="minilink minilink-addedin">Prior to 1.7.11</span> The way to <span class="minilink minilink-addedin">Prior to 1.7.11</span> The way to
limit the archives used was a `prefix` option in the `retention` section for limit the archives used for the `prune` action was a `prefix` option in the
matching against the start of archive names used for a `prune` action and `retention` section for matching against the start of archive names. And the
a separate `prefix` option in the `consistency` section for matching against option for limiting the archives used for the `check` action was a separate
the start of archive names used for a `check` action. Both of these options `prefix` in the `consistency` section. Both of these options are deprecated in
are deprecated in favor of the auto-matching behavior in newer versions of favor of the auto-matching behavior in newer versions of borgmatic.
borgmatic mentioned above.
## Configuration includes ## Configuration includes