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doc: document lack of wildcard support in default extract pattern
Fixes borgbackup#8589
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When parent directories are not extracted (because of using file/directory selection
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or any other reason), borg can not restore parent directories' metadata, e.g. owner,
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group, permission, etc.
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group, permission, etc.
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The default interpretation for the paths to extract is `pp:` which is a literal
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path-prefix match. If you want to use e.g. a wildcard, you must select a different
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pattern style such as `sh:` or `fm:`. See :ref:`borg_patterns` for more information.

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