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+====== rdiff-backup ======
+rdiff-backup is a script, written in python that backs up one directory to another.
+=== Backing Up ===
+Simple backup
+<code>
+rdiff-backup [email protected]::/var/www/localhost server.com
+</code>
+Ignore .git directory and display files being archived:
+<code>
+rdiff-backup -v5 --exclude '**.git' /var/www/localhost/htdocs /var/storage/rdiff/server.com
+</code>
+=== Restoring ===
+<code>
+rdiff -r 7D /var/source /var/dest
+</code>
+=== Deleting old copies ===
+==== Server Configuration ====
+**Initial archive**
+<code>
+rdiff-backup -v5 --exclude '**.git' /var/www/localhost/htdocs /var/storage/rdiff/server.com
+</code>
+**Local cron job**
+<code>
+2 * * * rdiff-backup --exclude '**.git' /var/www/localhost/htdocs /var/storage/rdiff/server.com &> /dev/null
+</code>
+**Remote cron job**
+<code>
+2 * * * rdiff-backup --exclude '**.git' server.com::/var/www/localhost/htdocs /var/storage/rdiff/server.com &> /dev/null
+</code>