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/README.TXT: to backup files not in Time Machine: note that Time Machine dereferences hard links: added commands documenting that this is the case

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			sudo mkdir -p /Volumes/Time\ Machine\ Backups/root/usr/local/var/postgres/
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			l=1 src=/ dest=/Volumes/Time\ Machine\ Backups/root/ sudo -E put --existing
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		l=1 overwrite=1 src=/ dest=/Volumes/Time\ Machine\ Backups/root/ sudo -E put --include='/vegbiendev**' --exclude='**' Users/aaronmk/Documents/BIEN/ # initial runtime: 4 h ("13912.63")
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			# this cannot be backed up by Time Machine because it dereferences hard links
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			# this cannot be backed up by Time Machine because it dereferences hard links:
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			#  `sudo find /Volumes/Time\ Machine\ Backups/Backups.backupdb/ ! -type d -links +1`
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			#  returns no files when there is a single timestamped backup, but
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			#  `sudo find / ! -type d -links +1` does
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		l=1 overwrite=1 src=/ dest=/Volumes/Time\ Machine\ Backups/root/ sudo -E put usr/local/var/postgres/
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			# this cannot be backed up by Time Machine because it prevents the backup process from ending
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		launchctl unload ~/Library/LaunchAgents/homebrew.mxcl.postgresql.plist # stop the PostgreSQL server

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