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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#
+# Dependencies: 'rsync'
+
+backupdir=/mnt/storage/backups
+logdir=$backupdir/logs
+originserver="user@example.com"
+tdate=$(date +%Y%m%d)
+
+# Rsync options:
+# a = archive mode (symbolic links, attributes, permissions,
+#     ownerships, etc. are preserved in the transfer)
+# z = compress file data during the transfer
+# v = increase verbosity
+# h = output numbers in a human-readable format
+#
+# A trailing *slash* on the _source_ changes this behavior to avoid
+# creating an additional directory level at the _destination_.
+mkdir -p $backupdir/$tdate && \
+rsync -azvh --progress $originserver:/ \
+	--exclude={"/dev/*","/proc/*","/sys/*","/tmp/*","/run/*","/mnt/*","/media/*","/lost+found"} \
+	"$backupdir/$tdate" \
+	--log-file="$logdir/$tdate.log"