+## passed directly to rdiff-backup
+# options = --force
+
+## default is 0, but set to 19 if you want to lower the priority.
+# nicelevel = 19
+
+## default is yes. set to no to skip the test if the remote host is alive
+# testconnect = no
+
######################################################
## source section
## (where the files to be backed up are coming from)
type = local
# how many days of data to keep
-keep = 185
+# (you can also use the time format of rdiff-backup, e.g. 6D5h)
+keep = 60
+
+# a note about includes and excludes:
+# all the excludes come after all the includes.
+# otherwise, the order is not taken into account.
+# currently, you cannot do "include = /"
# files to include in the backup
# (supports globbing with '*')
[dest]
-# only remote type is currently supported
+# default is remote, if set to 'local' then
+# ignore the 'host' and 'user' options.
type = remote
-# the machine which will receive the backups
-host = backuphost
-
# put the backups under this directory
directory = /backups
+# the machine which will receive the backups
+host = backuphost
+
# make the files owned by this user
# note: you must be able to ssh backupuser@backhost
-# without specifying a password
+# without specifying a password (if type = remote).
user = backupuser