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 $HOME, but pick and choose what you want within it instead of rsyncing the whole thing. The script also includes the `--prune-empty-dirs` option, which will prevent it from syncing all the empty directory folders within the directoris along the path to what you actually want at the end of it.
3. Copy the rsync manifest template to the script's root directory, rename it as you like, and then fill it out. This will allow the `--include-from` option to only backup what you want. There is some comments in the template, but the gist of it is that the file is read in order. The initial include, `+ */` includes the `$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.
