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#Usage:
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#Usage:
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download to `/var/tmp/ignorelist`
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# download to `/var/tmp/ignorelist`
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rsync -aP --exclude-from=/var/tmp/ignorelist /home/$USER/ /media/$USER/linuxbackup/home/$USER/
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wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rubo77/rsync-homedir-excludes/master/rsync-homedir-excludes.txt -O /var/tmp/ignorelist
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# or copy to `/var/tmp/ignorelist`
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cp ./rsync-homedir-excludes.txt /var/tmp/ignorelist
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# edit the file /var/tmp/ignorelist to your needs
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nano /var/tmp/ignorelist
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# define a Backup directory, for example:
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BACKUPDIR=/media/$USER/linuxbackup/home/$USER/
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BACKUPDIR=/media/workspace/home/$USER/
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# first append the “-n” parameter rsync will simulate the operation. you should use this before you start:
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rsync -naP --exclude-from=/var/tmp/ignorelist /home/$USER/ $BACKUPDIR
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#check for permission denied errors in your homedir:
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rsync -naP --exclude-from=/var/tmp/ignorelist /home/$USER/ $BACKUPDIR|grep denied
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# if it is all fine, start your backup with
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rsync -aP --exclude-from=/var/tmp/ignorelist /home/$USER/ $BACKUPDIR
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At the start, there is a section with directories, probably not worth a backup. Uncomment those lines to exclude them as well.
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At the start, there is a section with directories, probably not worth a backup. Uncomment those lines to exclude them as well.
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