Jenkins configuration backup

.gitignore

# untrack all files and folders 
/*

# Except the jenkins configuration
!/config.xml

# Except the jenkins plugin configurations
!/hudson*.xml

# Except this file
!/.gitignore

# Except jenkins job configurations (the config.xml files under sub-folder of /jobs)
!/jobs
!/jobs/*
/jobs/*/*
!/jobs/*/config.xml
!/jobs/*/jobs
!/jobs/*/jobs/*
/jobs/*/jobs/*/*
!/jobs/*/jobs/*/config.xml

# Except jenkins users configurations (the config.xml files under sub-folder of /users)
!/users
!/users/*
/users/*/*
!/users/*/config.xml

backup.sh

#!/bin/bash -e

# Jenkins Configuraitons Directory
cd $JENKINS_HOME

git_status="`git status -unormal 2>&1`"
if [[ "$git_status" =~ Not\ a\ git\ repo ]]; then
  echo 
  echo "NOT A GIT REPOSITORY"
  echo
  exit 1
elif [[ "$git_status" =~ nothing\ to\ commit ]]; then
  echo
  echo "NOTHING CHANGED !"
  echo
  exit 0
else
  # setup user name and email (if necessary)
  #export GIT_AUTHOR_NAME=""
  #export GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL=""
  #export GIT_COMMITTER_NAME=""
  #export GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL=""

  git add --all .
  git commit -am "automated jenkins configuration backup
  by build ${BUILD_TAG}
  on ${JENKINS_URL}"
  git push -q origin master
  exit 0
fi
exit 0