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Add FAQ about separate targets, calsnap link (#44)
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tarsnap --dry-run --quiet --print-stats --humanize-numbers -C / -c $backuptargets 2>&1
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* **Why does `acts` create a separate backup for each target?** This is the
original recommended paradigm for `tarsnap`, the idea being that you save
bandwidth (and therefore money) by only retrieving the pieces you need. If
`/etc` gets damaged, why download the entirety of `/home`? If this paradigm
doesn't fit your needs and workflow, there is a fork of `acts`
called [calsnap](https://github.com/bannmann/calsnap) that produces one
backup containing all targets.

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