remove --show-metadata from neo4j-admin backup inspect

Author: renetapopova

modules/ROOT/pages/backup-restore/inspect.adoc

@@ -29,12 +29,17 @@ The metadata contains the following information:
 
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-neo4j-admin backup inspect [-h] [--empty] [--expand-commands] [--latest-backup]
-                           [--latest-chain] [--show-metadata] [--verbose]
-                           [--additional-config=<file>] [--database=<database>]
-                           [--format=<value>] <backup-path>
+neo4j-admin backup inspect [-h] [--empty] [--expand-commands] [--latest-backup] [--latest-chain]
+                           [--verbose] [--additional-config=<file>] [--database=<database>] [--format=<value>]
+                           <backup-path>
 ----
 
+[NOTE]
+====
+Starting with Neo4j 2025.07, the backup metadata is always shown by default when using the `neo4j-admin backup inspect` command.
+If you are on a previous version of Neo4j, you must specify the `--show-metadata` option to see the backup metadata.
+====
+
 === Description
 
 Command to read the backup metadata.
@@ -87,10 +92,6 @@ The `<backup-path>` parameter can also inspect backups stored in AWS S3 buckets,
 | List the full backup chain ending with the latest downloaded backup.
 | false
 
-| --show-metadata
-| Show the backup metadata.
-| false
-
 | --database=<database>
 | Name of the database to inspect.
 |
@@ -113,6 +114,12 @@ The `<backup-path>` parameter can also inspect backups stored in AWS S3 buckets,
 The `--latest-backup` and `--latest-chain` options cannot be used together.
 ====
 
+[NOTE]
+====
+Starting with Neo4j 2025.07, the `--show-metadata` option is deprecated and ignored.
+The backup metadata is always shown by default when using the `neo4j-admin backup inspect` command.
+However, if you are on a previous version of Neo4j, you must specify the `--show-metadata` option to see the backup metadata.
+====
 
 [[aggregate-backup-example]]
 == Examples
@@ -140,7 +147,7 @@ The following command lists the backup files' names along with their respective
 
 [source,shell]
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-bin/neo4j-admin backup inspect /backups --show-metadata --empty
+bin/neo4j-admin backup inspect /backups --empty
 ----
 
 The `--empty` option is used to include the empty backups.
@@ -163,13 +170,19 @@ Empty backups are used to record the backup history.
 | file:///backups/london-2024-10-07T16-03-51.backup |   london | d4dae73c-dfef-4d28-88cd-fe6cc88ddca1 | 2024-10-07T16:03:51 |  true |       true |         1 |          5 |      true |
 ----
 
+[NOTE]
+====
+Starting with Neo4j 2025.07, the backup metadata is always shown by default when using the `neo4j-admin backup inspect` command.
+If you are on a previous version of Neo4j, you must specify the `--show-metadata` option to see the backup metadata.
+====
+
 === Listing the latest backups
 
 To list only the most recent backups performed for each database, use the `--latest-backup` option.
 
 [source,shell]
 ----
-bin/neo4j-admin backup inspect /backups --show-metadata --latest-backup
+bin/neo4j-admin backup inspect /backups --latest-backup
 ----
 
 .Example output
@@ -181,14 +194,20 @@ bin/neo4j-admin backup inspect /backups --show-metadata --latest-backup
 | file:///backups/london-2024-10-07T16-04-05.backup |   london | d4dae73c-dfef-4d28-88cd-fe6cc88ddca1 | 2024-10-07T16:04:05 | false |       true |         6 |          6 |     false |
 ----
 
+[NOTE]
+====
+Starting with Neo4j 2025.07, the backup metadata is always shown by default when using the `neo4j-admin backup inspect` command.
+If you are on a previous version of Neo4j, you must specify the `--show-metadata` option to see the backup metadata.
+====
+
 === Inspecting backup chains
 
 A backup chain corresponds to a sequence of one or more backup(s) logically connected by their transaction IDs.
 To inspect the backup chains of a given database, use the `--latest-chain` option and the `--database` option with the database whose backup chain you want to inspect:
 
 [source,shell]
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-bin/neo4j-admin backup inspect /backups --show-metadata --latest-chain --database=london
+bin/neo4j-admin backup inspect /backups --latest-chain --database=london
 ----
 
 .Example output
@@ -206,14 +225,19 @@ The result returns a chain of size two:
 Those modifications are materialised by a sequence of transactions to apply.
 Its range is [6,6].
 
+[NOTE]
+====
+Starting with Neo4j 2025.07, the backup metadata is always shown by default when using the `neo4j-admin backup inspect` command.
+If you are on a previous version of Neo4j, you must specify the `--show-metadata` option to see the backup metadata.
+====
 
 === Inspecting a backup chain ending with a specific backup
 
 To inspect a backup chain ending with a specific backup, use the `--latest-chain` option as follows:
 
 [source,shell]
 ----
-bin/neo4j-admin backup inspect /backups/london-2024-10-07T16-04-05.backup  --show-metadata --latest-chain
+bin/neo4j-admin backup inspect /backups/london-2024-10-07T16-04-05.backup --latest-chain
 ----
 
 .Example output
@@ -229,6 +253,12 @@ bin/neo4j-admin backup inspect /backups/london-2024-10-07T16-04-05.backup  --sho
 In this case, the `--database` option is unnecessary because the database identifier is part of the metadata stored in the header of the backup file _london-2024-10-07T16-04-05.backup_.
 ====
 
+[NOTE]
+====
+Starting with Neo4j 2025.07, the backup metadata is always shown by default when using the `neo4j-admin backup inspect` command.
+If you are on a previous version of Neo4j, you must specify the `--show-metadata` option to see the backup metadata.
+====
+