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+#!/bin/bash
+
+cp ./templates/.resticPasswordTemplate ./.resticPassword
+cp ./templates/backupsTemplate.sh ./backups.sh
+cp ./templates/resticExcludesTemplate ./resticExcludesTemplate
+cp ./templates/rsyncManifestTemplate ./rsyncManifest
+chmod 600 ./.resticPassword
+chmod +x ./backups.sh
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