Store metadata in the index, in bupindex.meta; only store unique values.

[bup.git] / Documentation / bup-save.md

diff --git a/Documentation/bup-save.md b/Documentation/bup-save.md
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@@ -21,9 +21,12 @@ first update the index using `bup index`.  The reasons
 for separating the two steps are described in the man page
 for `bup-index`(1).
 
-By default, metadata will be saved for every path.  However, if
-`--strip`, `--strip-path`, or `--graft` is specified, metadata will
-not be saved for the root directory (*/*).
+By default, metadata will be saved for every path, and the metadata
+for any unindexed parent directories of indexed paths will be taken
+directly from the filesystem.  However, if `--strip`, `--strip-path`,
+or `--graft` is specified, metadata will not be saved for the root
+directory (*/*).  See `bup-restore`(1) for more information about the
+handling of metadata.
 
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