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backup: Add section on backup compaction to README

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Wladimir J. van der Laan
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@@ -57,6 +57,19 @@ On daemon startup the plugin will check the integrity of the existing backup
and complain if there is a version mismatch.
## Performing backup compaction
A backup compaction incorporates incremental updates into a single snapshot.
This will reduce the size of the backup file and reduce the time needed to
restore the backup. This can be done through the plugin command `backup-compact`:
```
lightning-cli backup-compact
```
Be aware that this can take a long time depending on the size of the backup
and I/O speeds, during which the daemon will not be reachable.
## Restoring a backup
If things really messed up and you need to reinstall clightning, you can