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authorAlex Gorrod <alexander.gorrod@mongodb.com>2017-06-14 19:38:15 +0000
committerAlex Gorrod <alexander.gorrod@mongodb.com>2017-06-14 19:38:15 +0000
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Merge branch 'develop' into mongodb-3.6mongodb-3.5.9
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@@ -59,6 +59,11 @@ During the period the backup cursor is open, database checkpoints can
be created, but no checkpoints can be deleted. This may result in
significant file growth.
+Additionally, if a crash occurs during the period the backup cursor is open and
+logging is disabled, then the system will be restored to the most recent
+checkpoint prior to the opening of the backup cursor, even if later database
+checkpoints were created.
+
The following is a programmatic example of creating a backup:
@snippet ex_all.c backup