ClickHouse/dbms/src/Common/localBackup.h

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#pragma once
#include <Poco/Path.h>
/** Creates a local (at the same mount point) backup (snapshot) directory.
*
* In the specified destination directory, it creates a hard links on all source-directory files
* and in all nested directories, with saving (creating) all relative paths;
* and also `chown`, removing the write permission.
*
* This protects data from accidental deletion or modification,
* and is intended to be used as a simple means of protection against a human or program error,
* but not from a hardware failure.
*/
void localBackup(const Poco::Path & source_path, const Poco::Path & destination_path);