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author | Eric Wong <e@80x24.org> | 2023-11-28 17:36:58 +0000 |
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committer | Eric Wong <e@80x24.org> | 2023-11-29 02:13:29 +0000 |
commit | 4013b7577971a67f672c0925d84b01dd5ef5d7f5 (patch) | |
tree | ac314cc4686384493f3437e2bd6eeed72c7ba50a /Documentation | |
parent | d440959d8df609f3f2422d89381978116db4ad04 (diff) | |
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--no-import-before skips importing entire messages, not just keywords, so it can cause permanent data loss if -o is pointed to precious data.
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diff --git a/Documentation/lei-q.pod b/Documentation/lei-q.pod index 4862ce78..95f3f702 100644 --- a/Documentation/lei-q.pod +++ b/Documentation/lei-q.pod @@ -108,8 +108,9 @@ Augment output destination instead of clobbering it. =item --no-import-before -Do not import keywords before writing to an existing output -destination. +Do not import messages before writing to an existing output destination. +Be certain you do not need existing data in your output before using +this, it permanently erases data unless C<--augment> is used. =item --threads |