nix-configs

commit 9c55f36849b578e8163568365966d4f4a2508b88
parent e776d1fb25616fce4f1ce48962d88d3c4045b1ed
Author: breadcat <breadcat@users.noreply.github.com>
Date:   Mon, 26 Jan 2026 14:52:54 +0000

Exclude certain file extensions from backups

Diffstat:
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scripts/restic.nix
 | 
7
++++++-

1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/scripts/restic.nix b/scripts/restic.nix
@@ -4,13 +4,18 @@ let
   backup-cloud = pkgs.writeShellScriptBin "backup-cloud" ''
       # variables
       directories=( "$HOME/docker/" "$HOME/vault/" )
+      excludes=( "*.jpg" "*.jpeg" "*.mp4" "*.webm" "*.mkv" )
+      exclude_args=()
+      for ext in "''${excludes[@]}"; do
+        exclude_args+=("--exclude=$ext")
+      done
       # process
       source "$HOME/vault/docs/secure/restic.env"
       # Directory loop
       for dir in "''${directories[@]}"; do
         if [[ -d "$dir" ]]; then
           echo "Directory exists: $dir"
-          ${pkgs.restic}/bin/restic backup "$dir"
+          ${pkgs.restic}/bin/restic backup "$dir" "''${exclude_args[@]}"
         else
           echo "Directory does not exist: $dir"
         fi