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| # rsync-homedir-excludes | |
| # | |
| # A list of files to exclude when backing up *nix home directories using rsync. | |
| # Author: errantlinguist <https://gist.github.com/errantlinguist> (fork), Ruben Barkow <https://gist.github.com/rubo77> (original) | |
| # Version: 2015-04-15 | |
| # Website: https://gist.github.com/errantlinguist/4055e237381eae516f6c | |
| #These directories may be excluded: | |
| # contains mounted file systems | |
| .gvfs | |
| .local/share/gvfs-metadata | |
| # contains the actual encrypted home directory | |
| .Private | |
| # session-specific | |
| .dbus | |
| .cache | |
| .Trash | |
| .local/share/Trash | |
| # cached info about audio CDs | |
| .cddb | |
| # cached packages lists | |
| .aptitude | |
| #Flash-specific: | |
| # Cache for flash, maybe others? | |
| .adobe | |
| # except for Flash persistence, there is no reason to keep this | |
| .macromedia | |
| #Files: | |
| # contains errors from the current graphical session | |
| .xsession-errors | |
| # recently used files | |
| .recently-used | |
| .recently-used.xbel | |
| .thumbnails | |
| # session-specific | |
| .Xauthority | |
| .ICEauthority | |
| .gksu.lock | |
| .pulse # directory | |
| .pulse-cookie | |
| .esd_auth | |
| #KDE specific: | |
| # Recent documents on KDE | |
| .kde/share/apps/RecentDocuments | |
| # Contains a history of the Klipper clipboard (KDE) | |
| .kde/share/apps/klipper | |
| # you will loose saved scrolling positions of PDFs | |
| .kde/share/apps/okular/docdata | |
| .kde/share/apps/gwenview/recentfolders | |
| # cached other users' profile pics | |
| .kde/share/apps/kmess/displaypics | |
| # cached emoticons of others | |
| .kde/share/apps/kmess/customemoticons | |
| #Firefox-specific (see also Profile folder): | |
| .mozilla/firefox/*/Cache | |
| # in case Fx crashes dumps will be stored in this | |
| .mozilla/firefox/*/minidumps | |
| # session-specific | |
| .mozilla/firefox/*/.parentlock | |
| # phishing database, recreated | |
| .mozilla/firefox/*/urlclassifier3.sqlite | |
| # blacklisted extensions | |
| .mozilla/firefox/*/blocklist.xml | |
| # extension database, recreated on startup | |
| .mozilla/firefox/*/extensions.sqlite | |
| .mozilla/firefox/*/extensions.sqlite-journal | |
| .mozilla/firefox/*/extensions.rdf | |
| .mozilla/firefox/*/extensions.ini | |
| .mozilla/firefox/*/extensions.cache | |
| # cached UI data, recreated | |
| .mozilla/firefox/*/XUL.mfasl | |
| .mozilla/firefox/*/XPC.mfasl | |
| .mozilla/firefox/*/xpti.dat | |
| .mozilla/firefox/*/compreg.dat | |
| #Opera-specific (related question on Superuser.com: Is documentation available on files and directories in the Opera profile folder?): | |
| .opera/temporary_downloads | |
| .opera/cache | |
| .opera/thumbnails | |
| .opera/opcache | |
| .opera/icons | |
| .opera/application_cache | |
| .opera/widgets/*/cache | |
| .opera/lock | |
| #Komodo Edit: | |
| .komodoedit/*/codeintel/db | |
| .komodoedit/*/host-*/*/codeintel | |
| .komodoedit/*/XRE/Cache | |
| .komodoedit/*/XRE/.activatestate/komodo edit/Crash Reports | |
| .komodoedit/*/XRE/.activatestate/komodo edit/*/Cache | |
| .komodoedit/*/XRE/.activatestate/komodo edit/*/minidump | |
| .komodoedit/*/XRE/.parentlock | |
| .komodoedit/*/XRE/extensions.rdf | |
| .komodoedit/*/XRE/extensions.ini | |
| .komodoedit/*/XRE/extensions.cache | |
| .komodoedit/*/XRE/XPC.mfasl | |
| .komodoedit/*/XRE/XUL.mfasl | |
| .komodoedit/*/XRE/xpti.dat | |
| .komodoedit/*/XRE/pluginreg.dat | |
| .komodoedit/*/XRE/compreg.dat | |
| .komodoedit/*/XRE/*.sqlite-journal | |
| .komodoedit/*/pystdout.log | |
| .komodoedit/*/pystderr.log | |
| .komodoedit/*/history.sqlite.bak | |
| .komodoedit/*/running.lock | |
| .komodoedit/*/mutex.lock | |
| .komodoedit/*/*.xmlc | |
| .komodoedit/*/startup-env.tmp | |
| .komoeoedit/*/commandments.fifo | |
| .komoeoedit/*/history.sqlite | |
| #GnuPG: | |
| .gnupg/rnd | |
| .gnupg/random_seed | |
| .gnupg/.#* | |
| .gnupg/*.lock | |
| .gnupg/gpg-agent-info-* | |
| #Google Chrome: | |
| .config/google-chrome/Default/Local Storage | |
| .config/google-chrome/Default/Session Storage | |
| .config/google-chrome/Default/Application Cache | |
| .config/google-chrome/Default/History Index * | |
| # Local repositories (added by errantlinguist on 2015-04-13): | |
| .gradle/caches | |
| .m2/repository | |
| #Other apps: | |
| # Pidgin | |
| .pulse/icons | |
| # Cached applets | |
| .java/deployment/cache | |
| .icedteaplugin | |
| .icedtea | |
| .gnome2/epiphany/favicon_cache |
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the repository has moved to github
https://github.com/rubo77/rsync-homedir-excludes/blob/master/rsync-homedir-excludes.txt
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Thanks! Very nice to have!