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3. Copy the rsync manifest template to the script's root directory, rename it as you like, and then fill it out. This will allow the `--include-from` option to only backup what you want. There is some comments in the template, but the gist of it is that the file is read in order. The initial include, `+ */` includes the RSYNC_SOURCE variable from the script all directories within, recursively. The following lines are where you specify the directories and files you explicitely want to backup. The final line, `- *` excludes everything that wasn't explicitely included prior. This allows you to choose a higher directory, say $HOME, but pick and choose what you want within it instead of rsyncing the whole thing. The script also includes the `--prune-empty-dirs` option, which will prevent it from syncing all the empty directory folders within the directoris along the path to what you actually want at the end of it.
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3. Copy the rsync manifest template to the script's root directory, rename it as you like, and then fill it out. This will allow the `--include-from` option to only backup what you want. There is some comments in the template, but the gist of it is that the file is read in order. The initial include, `+ */` includes the `$RSYNC_SOURCE` variable from the script all directories within, recursively. The following lines are where you specify the directories and files you explicitely want to backup. The final line, `- *` excludes everything that wasn't explicitely included prior. This allows you to choose a higher directory, say $HOME, but pick and choose what you want within it instead of rsyncing the whole thing. The script also includes the `--prune-empty-dirs` option, which will prevent it from syncing all the empty directory folders within the directoris along the path to what you actually want at the end of it.
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