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Bash script to backup remote server's home directory to local folder
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rsync-backup.sh
#!/bin/bash
# https://gist.github.com/spyesx/0edd62936600ffe7ca0b5c27bc7d080c
# https://explainshell.com/explain?cmd=rsync+-azuvhP+--delete+--exclude%3D%22node_modules%22
set -e
# Replace SOURCE and DESTINATION values to match your needs
SOURCE="remoteuser@mydomain.info:/home/remoteuser/"
DESTINATION="/home/localuser/rsync-backup"
mkdir -p $DESTINATION
rsync -azuvhP --delete --exclude="node_modules" $SOURCE $DESTINATION
set +e
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