rsync backup with rules fule

rsync.sh

#!/bin/bash

RSYNC="/usr/bin/rsync"
mydir=$(cd $(dirname $0);pwd)
todir="/backup"

cat "${mydir}/rules" | grep ^[+-] | $RSYNC -v -azr -T "${mydir}/tmp" --include-from=- / server:${todir}

rules

# To test, use "rsync -nvv -azr --include-from=include / /tmp/", will not copy anything
# Since we have "- *" at the end, we must include every folder to the folder we want to include..
# Rules are read (logically) by rsync from the bottom and up. So if we have - * at the end, we should include
# all the directories above it.. Put / at the end of directories!
# -     will exclude
# +     will include
# **    means include everything AND subfolders.. Eg, + /etc/**, we will still need + /etc/.
# #     Is comments :)

+ /
+ /Pictures/
+ /Pictures/by_year/
+ /Pictures/by_year/**
- *