#!/bin/bash


# directory to backup
BDIR="$HOME /etc"

# excludes file - this contains a wildcard pattern per line of files to exclude
EXCLUDES="$HOME/cron/excludes"

BDEST=`mount | grep sdb1 | awk '{print $3}'`/backup

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LANG="C" BACKUPDIR=`date +%A`
OPTS="-v --force --ignore-errors --delete-excluded --exclude-from=$EXCLUDES 
      --delete --backup --backup-dir=$BDEST/$BACKUPDIR -a"

	  export PATH=$PATH:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin

# the following line clears the last weeks incremental directory
	  [ -d /tmp/emptydir ] || mkdir /tmp/emptydir
	  rsync --delete -a /tmp/emptydir/ $BDEST/$BACKUPDIR
	  rmdir /tmp/emptydir

# now the actual transfer
	  rsync $OPTS $BDIR $BDEST/current