2 ## passed directly to rdiff-backup
5 ######################################################
7 ## (where the files to be backed up are coming from)
11 # an optional subdirectory below 'directory' (see [dest])
14 # only local type is currently supported
17 # how many days of data to keep
18 # (you can also use the time format of rdiff-backup, e.g. 6D5h)
21 # files to include in the backup
22 # (supports globbing with '*')
23 include = /var/spool/cron/crontabs
24 include = /var/backups
28 include = /usr/local/bin
29 include = /usr/local/sbin
30 include = /var/lib/dpkg/status
31 include = /var/lib/dpkg/status-old
33 # files to exclude from the backup
34 # (supports globbing with '*')
35 #exclude = /home/*/.gnupg
37 ######################################################
38 ## destination section
39 ## (where the files are copied to)
43 # only remote type is currently supported
46 # the machine which will receive the backups
49 # put the backups under this directory
52 # make the files owned by this user
53 # note: you must be able to ssh backupuser@backhost
54 # without specifying a password