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Fix 3321: fix interactive restore command explanation 

The previous description in the docs was false. The restore command
with the pattern parameter will search the entire backup archive,
regardless of pwd.

Signed-off-by: Dylan Whyte <d.whyte@proxmox.com>
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Dylan Whyte 2021-03-02 14:50:19 +01:00 committed by Dietmar Maurer
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@ -460,16 +460,15 @@ subdirectory and add the corresponding pattern to the list for subsequent restor
all files in the archive matching the patterns to ``/target/path`` on the local
host. This will scan the whole archive.
With ``restore /target/path`` you can restore the sub-archive given by the current
working directory to the local target path ``/target/path`` on your host.
By additionally passing a glob pattern with ``--pattern <glob>``, the restore is
further limited to files matching the pattern.
For example:
The ``restore`` command can be used to restore all the files contained within
the backup archive. This is most helpful when paired with the ``--pattern
<glob>`` option, as it allows you to restore all files matching a specific
pattern. For example, if you wanted to restore configuration files
located in ``/etc``, you could do the following:
.. code-block:: console
pxar:/ > cd /etc/
pxar:/etc/ > restore /target/ --pattern **/*.conf
pxar:/ > restore target/ --pattern etc/**/*.conf
...
The above will scan trough all the directories below ``/etc`` and restore all