#Preface
#--------
#
#Here follows a sample batch file submited by Henrik Ingo (Thanks Henrik ;-) ).
#It is complete for backup but does not use conditional syntax. Over comments 
#(lines staring with #) all commands can also take place on the command-line. 
#Thus, this is a nice way to discover DAR's features.
#
#                                                            Denis Corbin
###########################################################################

 
#Execution file for dar (Disc Archiver)
#Sipmly use 'dar -B thisfile' to backup
#This backs up my home machine
 
#Where to place the backup (somewhere with lots of space)
--create /mnt/win_d/darbackups/my_backup
 
 
#General settings
 
#size of an archive (one slice). 650M fits nicely on CD-R (and RW?)
-s 650M
#compress using bzip
-y
#verbose
-v
 
#Files not to compress
-Z "*.mp3" -Z "*.avi" -Z "*.mpg" -Z "*.mpeg"
-Z "*.divx" -Z "*.rm" -Z "*.wmv" -Z "*.wma"
-Z "*.asf" -Z "*.ra"
 
-Z "*.gif" -Z "*.jpg" -Z "*.jpeg" -Z "*.png"
 
-Z "*.zip" -Z "*.tgz" -Z "*.gzip" -Z "*.bzip"
-Z "*.bzip2" -Z "*.rar" -Z "*.Z"
 
#Define directories to be backed up
#First give a root
--fs-root /
 
#Then list directories to back up (relative to fs-root)
#If none are given, everything under root is backed up
#If something is specified, only those are backed up
#just/give/path/like/this
#Exclude directories/files with the --prune option
#--prune not/this
 
etc
var/lib
--prune var/lib/rpm
--prune var/lib/urpmi
 
var/local
var/www
var/ftp
usr/local
 
root
--prune root/RPMS
--prune root/tmp
--prune root/kino
--prune root/Desktop/Trash
--prune root/Desktop/Roskakori
--prune root/.Trash
 
home/hingo
--prune home/hingo/tmp
--prune home/hingo/RPMS
--prune home/hingo/kino
--prune home/hingo/Desktop/Trash
--prune home/hingo/.Trash
--prune home/hingo/nobackup
 
#Be sure to add quotes around tricky paths, or why not all paths...
"mnt/win_d/My Documents/"
mnt/win_d/text/
 
 
#End of file
#Use something like this to restore everything:
# dar -x /mnt/win_d/darbackups/SIMSON_backup -R /
#something like this to restore something (etc-subtree):
# dar -x /mnt/win_d/darbackups/SIMSON_backup -R / etc
#And something like this to retrieve a single file to temp
# dar -x /mnt/win_d/darbackups/SIMSON_backup -R /tmp/ etc/httpd/conf/httpd2.conf --flat
#Really looking forward to having ark support for dar!

