borgbackup / borgbackup/borg

extract --continue, optimise for interrupted big files

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cmd: extract enhancement
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Description

#7526 added `borg extract --continue` with a very simple and uncritical change, but it does not help if extraction is interrupted in the middle of a single huge file: incomplete files are deleted and extracted from scratch.

#1665 is a more complex and more critical PR, but likely could solve this issue (if the remaining issues in that PR are solved).

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Research direction

Start with the existing `borg extract --continue` behavior from #7526 and review the more complex approach in #1665, including its remaining issues. Done means interrupted extraction of a single huge file can continue without deleting and re-extracting the incomplete file.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
cli
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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