borgbackup · ThomasWaldmann · Mar 19, 2026 · Mar 18, 2026 · Mar 18, 2026 · Mar 18, 2026
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
@@ -32,3 +32,4 @@ borg.exe
 .coverage.*
 .vagrant
 .eggs
+.DS_Store
diff --git a/docs/changes.rst b/docs/changes.rst
@@ -414,44 +414,50 @@ Compatibility notes:
 Change Log
 ==========
 
-Version 1.4.4 (not yet released)
---------------------------------
+Version 1.4.4 (2026-03-19)
+--------------------------
 
 For upgrade and compatibility hints, please also read the "Upgrade Notes" section
 above.
 
 New features:
 
-- prune: added -v / --info output, #9262
-- mount: warn about symlinks pointing outside of the mountpoint, #9254
-- create/info: remember/show cwd at the time of backup creation, #6191
+- prune: added -v / --info output, #9262.
+- mount: warn about symlinks pointing outside of the mount point, #9254.
+- create/info: remember/show cwd at the time of archive creation, #6191.
 
 Fixes:
 
-- hashindex_size: return int64_t, #9423
-- compress: make Padme size obfuscation usable ("obfuscate,250,...")
+- hashindex: fix memory leak, #9497.
+- hashindex: check values in read HashHeader, #9485.
+- hashindex_size: return int64_t, #9423.
+- hashindex: fix iteritems segfaulting with non-existent marker, #9368.
+  Never happened in borg, because borg always gives existing markers to iteritems.
+- compress: make Padme size obfuscation usable ("obfuscate,250,...").
+- borgfs/mount: get_base_dir: avoid using incorrect HOME, #3395.
 
 Other changes:
 
-- pyinstaller binary: do not exclude ssl, needed for pyfuse3/trio, #9196
-- mount: fuse fs performance improvement
-- hashindex: fixed iteritems segfaulting with non-existent marker, #9368.
-  Never happened in borg, because borg always gives existing markers to iteritems.
+- PyInstaller binary: do not exclude SSL, needed for pyfuse3/trio, #9196.
+- mount: FUSE FS performance improvement.
+- warn when replaying segments, #9233.
 - CI / tests:
 
-  - build linux binaries with pyfuse3
-  - use macos-15 to build the binaries
-  - tox: use pytest -n auto by default to speed up tests
-  - scripts/linux-run: run commands (e.g. tox) in a podman linux container
-  - fix race condition in test_with_lock, #8810
-  - fix spurious sparse test fail on win32, #7616
-  - cygwin: skip ~root base dir test
-  - fix coverage collection for daemonized borg mount, #9448
+  - build Linux binaries with pyfuse3.
+  - use macOS 15 to build the binaries.
+  - scripts/linux-run: run commands (e.g. tox) in a Podman Linux container.
+  - fix race condition in test_with_lock, #8810.
+  - fix spurious sparse test failure on Win32, #7616.
+  - Cygwin: skip ~root base dir test.
+  - fix coverage collection for daemonized `borg mount`, #9448.
 - docs:
-  - consolidate key backup info in "borg key export" help, #6204
-  - fix typos found by codespell
-  - update binary readme
-  - github: enhance pull request template
+
+  - move RTD version selector to sidebar top-left, #8204.
+  - consolidate key backup info in `borg key export` help, #6204.
+  - clarify append-only != write-only, #9304.
+  - fix typos found by codespell.
+  - update binary README.
+  - GitHub: enhance pull request template.
 
 
 Version 1.4.3 (2025-12-02)

diff --git a/docs/man/borg-benchmark-crud.1 b/docs/man/borg-benchmark-crud.1
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-.TH "BORG-BENCHMARK-CRUD" "1" "2025-12-01" "" "borg backup tool"
-.SH NAME
+.TH "borg-benchmark-crud" "1" "2026-03-18" "" "borg backup tool"
+.SH Name
 borg-benchmark-crud \- Benchmark Create, Read, Update, Delete for archives.
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .sp
@@ -95,7 +96,6 @@ path where to create benchmark input data
 .SH SEE ALSO
 .sp
 \fIborg\-common(1)\fP
-.SH AUTHOR
+.SH Author
 The Borg Collective
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-.TH "BORG-BENCHMARK" "1" "2025-12-01" "" "borg backup tool"
-.SH NAME
+.TH "borg-benchmark" "1" "2026-03-18" "" "borg backup tool"
+.SH Name
 borg-benchmark \- benchmark command
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .nf
@@ -41,7 +42,6 @@ These commands perform various benchmarks.
 .SH SEE ALSO
 .sp
 \fIborg\-common(1)\fP, \fIborg\-benchmark\-crud(1)\fP
-.SH AUTHOR
+.SH Author
 The Borg Collective
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diff --git a/docs/man/borg-break-lock.1 b/docs/man/borg-break-lock.1
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-.TH "BORG-BREAK-LOCK" "1" "2025-12-01" "" "borg backup tool"
-.SH NAME
+.TH "borg-break-lock" "1" "2026-03-18" "" "borg backup tool"
+.SH Name
 borg-break-lock \- Break the repository lock (e.g. in case it was left by a dead borg.
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .sp
@@ -50,7 +51,6 @@ repository for which to break the locks
 .SH SEE ALSO
 .sp
 \fIborg\-common(1)\fP
-.SH AUTHOR
+.SH Author
 The Borg Collective
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-.TH "BORG-CHECK" "1" "2025-12-01" "" "borg backup tool"
-.SH NAME
+.TH "borg-check" "1" "2026-03-18" "" "borg backup tool"
+.SH Name
 borg-check \- Check repository consistency
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .sp
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ The check command is a read\-only task by default. If any corruption is found,
 Borg will report the issue and proceed with checking. To actually repair the
 issues found, pass \fB\-\-repair\fP\&.
 .sp
-\fBNOTE:\fP
+\fBNote:\fP
 .INDENT 0.0
 .INDENT 3.5
 \fB\-\-repair\fP is a \fBPOTENTIALLY DANGEROUS FEATURE\fP and might lead to data
@@ -203,7 +204,6 @@ consider last N archives after other filters were applied
 .SH SEE ALSO
 .sp
 \fIborg\-common(1)\fP
-.SH AUTHOR
+.SH Author
 The Borg Collective
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-.TH "BORG-COMMON" "1" "2025-12-01" "" "borg backup tool"
-.SH NAME
+.TH "borg-common" "1" "2026-03-18" "" "borg backup tool"
+.SH Name
 borg-common \- Common options of Borg commands
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .INDENT 0.0
@@ -105,7 +106,6 @@ Use this command to connect to the \(aqborg serve\(aq process (default: \(aqssh\
 .SH SEE ALSO
 .sp
 \fIborg\-common(1)\fP
-.SH AUTHOR
+.SH Author
 The Borg Collective
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-.TH "BORG-COMPACT" "1" "2025-12-01" "" "borg backup tool"
-.SH NAME
+.TH "borg-compact" "1" "2026-03-18" "" "borg backup tool"
+.SH Name
 borg-compact \- compact segment files in the repository
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .sp
@@ -101,7 +102,6 @@ $ borg compact \-\-cleanup\-commits /path/to/repo
 .SH SEE ALSO
 .sp
 \fIborg\-common(1)\fP
-.SH AUTHOR
+.SH Author
 The Borg Collective
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diff --git a/docs/man/borg-compression.1 b/docs/man/borg-compression.1
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-.TH "BORG-COMPRESSION" "1" "2025-12-01" "" "borg backup tool"
-.SH NAME
+.TH "borg-compression" "1" "2026-03-18" "" "borg backup tool"
+.SH Name
 borg-compression \- Details regarding compression
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .sp
@@ -153,7 +154,7 @@ Example probabilities for SPEC \fB1\fP:
 .UNINDENT
 .sp
 Uses the Padmé algorithm to deterministically pad the compressed size to a sum of
-powers of 2, limiting overhead to 12%. See  <https://lbarman.ch/blog/padme/>  for details.
+powers of 2, limiting overhead to 12%. See \%<https://\:lbarman\:.ch/\:blog/\:padme/> for details.
 .UNINDENT
 .sp
 Examples:
@@ -175,7 +176,6 @@ borg create \-\-compression obfuscate,250,zstd,3 ...
 .EE
 .UNINDENT
 .UNINDENT
-.SH AUTHOR
+.SH Author
 The Borg Collective
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-.TH "BORG-CONFIG" "1" "2025-12-01" "" "borg backup tool"
-.SH NAME
+.TH "borg-config" "1" "2026-03-18" "" "borg backup tool"
+.SH Name
 borg-config \- get, set, and delete values in a repository or cache config file
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .sp
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ list the configuration of the repo
 .UNINDENT
 .SH EXAMPLES
 .sp
-\fBNOTE:\fP
+\fBNote:\fP
 .INDENT 0.0
 .INDENT 3.5
 The repository & cache config files are some of the only directly manipulable
@@ -102,7 +103,6 @@ $ borg config /path/to/repo append_only 1
 .SH SEE ALSO
 .sp
 \fIborg\-common(1)\fP
-.SH AUTHOR
+.SH Author
 The Borg Collective
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-.TH "BORG-CREATE" "1" "2025-12-01" "" "borg backup tool"
-.SH NAME
+.TH "borg-create" "1" "2026-03-18" "" "borg backup tool"
+.SH Name
 borg-create \- Create new archive
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .sp
@@ -210,7 +211,7 @@ include/exclude paths matching PATTERN
 read include/exclude patterns from PATTERNFILE, one per line
 .TP
 .B  \-\-exclude\-caches
-exclude directories that contain a CACHEDIR.TAG file ( <http://www.bford.info/cachedir/spec.html> )
+exclude directories that contain a CACHEDIR.TAG file (\%<http://\:www\:.bford\:.info/\:cachedir/\:spec\:.html>)
 .TP
 .BI \-\-exclude\-if\-present \ NAME
 exclude directories that are tagged by containing a filesystem object with the given NAME
@@ -519,7 +520,6 @@ So, be careful not to unintentionally trigger that.
 .SH SEE ALSO
 .sp
 \fIborg\-common(1)\fP, \fIborg\-delete(1)\fP, \fIborg\-prune(1)\fP, \fIborg\-check(1)\fP, \fIborg\-patterns(1)\fP, \fIborg\-placeholders(1)\fP, \fIborg\-compression(1)\fP
-.SH AUTHOR
+.SH Author
 The Borg Collective
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-.TH "BORG-DELETE" "1" "2025-12-01" "" "borg backup tool"
-.SH NAME
+.TH "borg-delete" "1" "2026-03-18" "" "borg backup tool"
+.SH Name
 borg-delete \- Delete an existing repository or archives
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .sp
@@ -148,7 +149,6 @@ Type \(aqYES\(aq if you understand this and want to continue: YES
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 \fIborg\-common(1)\fP, \fIborg\-compact(1)\fP
-.SH AUTHOR
+.SH Author
 The Borg Collective
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