With v3.2, I did not need to use --force on my first sync when using --strip-path even though I still had an existing (but empty) dataset so I made it clear that --force is optional and to use --test first

Dan MacDonald
2023-10-15 12:47:18 +01:00
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@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ If you want your source and target structure to look exactly the same, you have
* Select the whole source-pool. In this case: `zfs set autobackup:offsite1=true rpool` * Select the whole source-pool. In this case: `zfs set autobackup:offsite1=true rpool`
* Use `--strip-path=1` * Use `--strip-path=1`
* Specify target-pool as target-path. In this case: `data` * Specify target-pool as target-path. In this case: `data`
* Use the `--force` option the first time to overwrite the existing target pool. (New in v3.1.2) * You may need to use `--force` option the first time to overwrite the existing target pool. (New in v3.1.2). It is recommended you try with `--test` and without `--force` first.
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