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Added "How to restore" section
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@@ -64,6 +64,11 @@ To display the rsync options that are used for backup, run `./rsync_tmbackup.sh
 	rsync_tmbackup --rsync-set-flags "--numeric-ids --links --hard-links \
 	--one-file-system --archive --no-perms --no-groups --itemize-changes" /src /dest
 	
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+## How to restore
+
+The script creates a backup in a regular directory so you can simply copy the files back to the original directory. You could do that with something like `rsync -aP /path/to/last/backup/ /path/to/restore/to/`. Consider using the `--dry-run` option to check what exactly is going to be copied. Use `--delete` if you also want to delete files that exist in the destination but not in the backup (obviously extra care must be taken when using this option).
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 ## Features

 * Each backup is on its own folder named after the current timestamp. Files can be copied and restored directly, without any intermediate tool.