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(and others, but these are the ones that you will actually care about). First, use a text editor to edit ~/ccbb-rsync-backups/sync2files. At the top, you should provide your lab head, and your eid. Also, provide the folder name that you created above. These 3 things ensure that
Some caveats:
- This script is not 100% tested, so you will need to make sure that it is actually working. If there are problems, please mention them so that we can make fixes.
- This is not necessary if you are only using a cluster account, or another UNIX server that we maintain, because these are already being backed up. This script is meant only for people who want easy backups of their laptops without having to worry about dragging, and dropping specific files to the server.
- Much more needs to be added to the exclude file. For sure, we do not have the space for you to back up your personal music collection, iPhoto library, and other non-work related files. Also, we cannot store security sensitive files (see our ISORA page for more info. If someone can send us information as to where things like iTunes store their files, or where other files that can be safely ignore are stored, then we can make this process better by making OS specific exclude files.
Once you have your files ready to go, then you can type
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~/bin/sync2files
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provide your password.