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docs: client usage: add some hints for namespace 

Signed-off-by: Thomas Lamprecht <t.lamprecht@proxmox.com>
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@ -142,9 +142,16 @@ you want to back up two disks mounted at ``/mnt/disk1`` and ``/mnt/disk2``:
This creates a backup of both disks.
The backup command takes a list of backup specifications, which
include the archive name on the server, the type of the archive, and the
archive source at the client. The format is:
If you want to use a namespace for the backup target you can add the `--ns`
parameter:
.. code-block:: console
# proxmox-backup-client backup disk1.pxar:/mnt/disk1 disk2.pxar:/mnt/disk2 --ns a/b/c
The backup command takes a list of backup specifications, which include the
archive name on the server, the type of the archive, and the archive source at
the client. The format is:
<archive-name>.<type>:<source-path>
@ -409,6 +416,11 @@ list command provides a list of all the snapshots on the server:
├────────────────────────────────┼─────────────┼────────────────────────────────────┤
...
.. tip:: List will by default only output the backup snapshots of the root
namespace itself. To list backups from another namespace use the ``--ns
<ns>`` option
You can inspect the catalog to find specific files.
.. code-block:: console
@ -577,16 +589,24 @@ group.
Pruning and Removing Backups
----------------------------
You can manually delete a backup snapshot using the ``forget``
command:
You can manually delete a backup snapshot using the ``forget`` command:
.. code-block:: console
# proxmox-backup-client snapshot forget <snapshot>
.. caution:: This command removes all archives in this backup
snapshot. They will be inaccessible and unrecoverable.
.. caution:: This command removes all archives in this backup snapshot. They
will be inaccessible and *unrecoverable*.
Don't forget to add the namespace ``--ns`` parameter if you want to forget a
snapshot that is contained in the root namespace:
.. code-block:: console
# proxmox-backup-client snapshot forget <snapshot> --ns <ns>
Although manual removal is sometimes required, the ``prune``