It's pretty useful, I think.
=item --mirror=URL
Create C<LOCATION> by mirroring the public-inbox at C<URL>.
=item --mirror=URL
Create C<LOCATION> by mirroring the public-inbox at C<URL>.
+C<LOCATION> will have a Makefile with a C<make update>
+target to update the external.
if serving/searching the mirror is required. As-is,
public-inbox-clone is suitable for creating a git-only backup.
if serving/searching the mirror is required. As-is,
public-inbox-clone is suitable for creating a git-only backup.
+public-inbox-clone creates a Makefile with handy targets to update the
+inbox once indexed. This Makefile may be edited by the user; it will
+not be rewritten by L<public-inbox-fetch(1)> unless it is removed
+completely.
+
public-inbox-clone does not use nor require any extra
configuration files (not even C<~/.public-inbox/config>).
public-inbox-clone does not use nor require any extra
configuration files (not even C<~/.public-inbox/config>).