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+#!/bin/bash
+# DRY="-n "
+DRY=
+CONFIG_ROOT="$HOME/.config/restic"
+
+usage() {
+    echo "$0 <backup>"
+    echo
+    echo "Known profiles:"
+    echo
+    ls -1 $CONFIG_ROOT
+    exit 1
+}
+
+if [ ! -d $CONFIG_ROOT ] ; then
+    echo "$CONFIG_ROOT hasn't been created; you need to create a profile for the backup you want to run."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ $# -lt 1 ] ; then
+    usage
+fi
+
+PROFILE=$1
+shift
+PROFILE_ROOT=$CONFIG_ROOT/$PROFILE
+export RESTIC_PASSWORD_COMMAND="pass restic/$PROFILE/$HOSTNAME"
+
+CMDLINE="restic backup --one-file-system --exclude-caches $DRY"
+
+EXCLUDE_FILE=$PROFILE_ROOT/excludes.txt
+if [ -r $EXCLUDE_FILE ] ; then
+    CMDLINE="$CMDLINE --exclude-file $EXCLUDE_FILE"
+fi
+
+REPO=$PROFILE_ROOT/repo.txt
+SOURCES=$PROFILE_ROOT/sources.txt
+
+CMDLINE="$CMDLINE -r $(cat $REPO) $(cat $SOURCES)"
+
+# echo "Backup:"
+# echo -e "\tPassword command: $RESTIC_PASSWORD_COMMAND"
+# echo -e "\tCommand: $CMDLINE"
+
+$CMDLINE