added --exclude-tag-under=.ignorebackup

mxdpeep · Jan 5, 2014 · 74107ee · 74107ee
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
diff --git a/backup-home.sh b/backup-home.sh
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 # See the GNU General Public License for more details.
 
 
+# "touch .ignorebackup" in folders to be skipped
+
 # CHANGE THIS VARIABLE TO MATCH YOUR BACKUP MEDIA LOCATION!
 
 P='/media/backup'
@@ -18,7 +20,7 @@ P='/media/backup'
 if [ -d "$P" ]
 then
   cd ~
-  sudo tar cvpzf "$P/home-backup-`date +%d.%m.%Y`.tar.gz" --one-file-system --exclude=/.cache --exclude-caches-all .
+  sudo tar cvpzf "$P/home-backup-`date +%d.%m.%Y`.tar.gz" --one-file-system --exclude-tag-under=.ignorebackup --exclude=/.cache --exclude-caches-all .
 else
   echo -e "Invalid folder: $P\n"
   exit 1

diff --git a/backup-root.sh b/backup-root.sh
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 # See the GNU General Public License for more details.
 
 
+# "touch .ignorebackup" in folders to be skipped
+
 # CHANGE THIS VARIABLE TO MATCH YOUR BACKUP MEDIA LOCATION!
 
 P='/media/backup'
@@ -18,7 +20,7 @@ P='/media/backup'
 if [ -d "$P" ]
 then
   cd /
-  sudo tar cvpzf "$P/root-backup-`date +%d.%m.%Y`.tar.gz" --one-file-system --exclude=/proc --exclude=/media --exclude=/lost+found --exclude=/sys --exclude=/tmp --exclude=/mnt --exclude=/media --exclude=/dev /
+  sudo tar cvpzf "$P/root-backup-`date +%d.%m.%Y`.tar.gz" --one-file-system --exclude-tag-under=.ignorebackup --exclude=/proc --exclude=/media --exclude=/lost+found --exclude=/sys --exclude=/tmp --exclude=/mnt --exclude=/media --exclude=/dev --exclude-caches-all /
 else
   echo -e "Invalid folder: $P\n"
   exit 1

diff --git a/backup-www.sh b/backup-www.sh
@@ -10,11 +10,12 @@
 # See the GNU General Public License for more details.
 
 
+# "touch .ignorebackup" in folders to be skipped
+
 # CHANGE THIS VARIABLE TO MATCH YOUR BACKUP MEDIA LOCATION!
 
 P='/media/backup'
 
-
 # CHANGE THIS PATH TO MATCH YOUR WEB MEDIA LOCATION!
 
 cd ~/www
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ cd ~/www
 # run
 if [ -d "$P" ]
 then
-  sudo tar cvpzf "$P/www-backup-`date +%d.%m.%Y`.tar.gz" --one-file-system .
+  sudo tar cvpzf "$P/www-backup-`date +%d.%m.%Y`.tar.gz" --one-file-system --exclude-tag-under=.ignorebackup --exclude-caches-all .
 else
   echo -e "Invalid folder: $P\n"
   exit 1