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Document -c option
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Clarify behavior of ghe-restore -c on already configured instances
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Expand Up @@ -153,6 +153,11 @@ The `ghe-backup` and `ghe-restore` commands also have a verbose output mode
(`-v`) that lists files as they're being transferred. It's often useful to
enable when output is logged to a file.

When restoring to an already configured GHE instance, settings and license data
are *not* restored to prevent overwriting manual configuration on the restore
host. This behavior can be overriden by passing the `-c` argument to `ghe-restore`,
forcing settings and license data to be overwritten with the backup copy's data.

### Scheduling backups

Regular backups should be scheduled using `cron(8)` or similar command
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