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docs: document backup progress bar fields (#4258)

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@@ -48,9 +48,23 @@ some of the data was duplicate and restic was able to efficiently reduce it.
The data compression also managed to compress the data down to 1.103 GiB.
If you don't pass the ``--verbose`` option, restic will print less data. You'll
still get a nice live status display. Be aware that the live status shows the
processed files and not the transferred data. Transferred volume might be lower
(due to de-duplication) or higher.
still get a nice live status display that looks like this:
.. code-block:: console
[0:34] 2.96% 867 files 5.046 GiB, total 307867 files 170.438 GiB, 0 errors ETA 18:35
The progress bar shows, from left to right: elapsed time, progress in percent,
the number of files already processed and their size on the local filesystem,
followed by the total expected file count and size for the whole backup (these
totals come from the initial scan used for progress estimation, which can be
disabled with ``--no-scan``). Next is a counter for the number of files that
caused errors (these are logged above the progress bar), and finally an
estimated time of completion. The file paths displayed below the progress bar
are the files currently being read by restic.
Be aware that the live status shows the processed files and not the transferred
data. Transferred volume might be lower (due to de-duplication) or higher.
On Windows, the ``--use-fs-snapshot`` option will use Windows' Volume Shadow Copy
Service (VSS) when creating backups. Restic will transparently create a VSS