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@@ -241,11 +241,17 @@ The following options are available:
output to the current shell.
-f, --conffile FILE Use FILE for the main configuration instead
of /etc/backupninja.conf
--t, --test Run in test mode, no actions are actually taken.
--n, --now Perform actions now, instead of when they
- might be scheduled.
+-t, --test Test run mode. This will test if the backup
+ could run, without actually preforming any
+ backups. For example, it will attempt to authenticate
+ or test that ssh keys are set correctly.
+-n, --now Perform actions now, instead of when they might
+ be scheduled. No output will be created unless also
+ run with -d.
--run FILE Execute the specified action file and then exit.
-When using colored output, there are:
+ Also puts backupninja in debug mode.
+
+When in debug mode, output to the console will be colored:
EOF
debug=1
debug "Debugging info (when run with -d)"