MyRsyncBackup.sh

#!/bin/bash

######### NeroBackItUp-LIKE for Linux #########
# Created By: Waleed A. Yousef, Ph.D.

# Version: 1.0

# Date: May., 30, 2015.

#Regular incremental rsync backup, which does not keep history; only the latest backup is kept.
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### follow the symlinks that point to original files and backup these files to local HD first.
cd /home/wyousef/MyDocuments/MyScripts/InstallationTipsArch
for f in $(find -type l); do
    cp -H $f CP-H-Symlink/
done
cd ~
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### Then, backup entire HD to external

SRC="/home/wyousef"
DST="/mnt/MyPassportLinux/MyRsyncBackup"

# OPT="-avh --delete --exclude-from=MyExcludeFile.txt"
#The --exclude-from option: directories should be wyousef/DIR if it is /DIR then any directory of that name at any level will be execluded not only at the root of the transfer directory.
OPT="-aXSvh --delete" 
### to check exact copying: sudo diff -r SRC DST
sudo rsync $OPT --log-file="$DST/LogFile.txt" "$SRC" "$DST"