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#!/bin/sh | |
#set -x | |
PROG=$0 | |
# Install an updated rsync using homebrew with the instructions here: | |
# http://blog.jm3.net/2012/07/30/os-x-rsync | |
RSYNC="/usr/local/bin/rsync" | |
SRC="/" | |
DST="/Volumes/Joe's Backup" | |
# Shutdown time machine if it's running | |
/usr/bin/logger -t $PROG "Disable Time Machine" | |
sudo tmutil disable | |
# Sync the backup disk | |
/usr/bin/logger -t $PROG "Start rsync" | |
# rsync options | |
# -v increase verbosity | |
# -a turns on archive mode (recursive copy + retain attributes) | |
# -x don't cross device boundaries (ignore mounted volumes) | |
# -E preserve executability | |
# -S handle sparse files efficiently | |
# --delete delete deletes any files that have been deleted locally | |
# --exclude-from reference a list of files to exclude | |
sudo $RSYNC -vaxE -S --delete --exclude-from=$HOME/.rsync_excludes.txt "$SRC" "$DST" | |
/usr/bin/logger -t $PROG "End rsync" | |
# Re-enable time machine | |
/usr/bin/logger -t $PROG "Disable Time Machine" | |
sudo tmutil enable | |
# make the backup bootable | |
sudo bless -folder "$DST"/System/Library/CoreServices | |
exit 0 |
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.Spotlight-*/ | |
.Trashes | |
/tmp/* | |
/Network/* | |
/cores/* | |
/afs/* | |
/automount/* | |
/private/tmp/* | |
/private/var/run/* | |
/private/var/spool/postfix/* | |
/private/var/vm/* | |
/Previous Systems.localized | |
/Volumes/* | |
*/.Trash |
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