borg create user@remote:/backup/borg-repo::'{hostname}-{now}' /data

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borg create user@remote:/backup/borg-repo::'{hostname}-{now}' /data

Create a new timestamped Borg backup snapshot of the /data directory

Creates a new backup snapshot in the Borg repo with an auto-generated name like 'myserver-2026-04-14T02:00'. Only changed blocks are stored.
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