exclude.conf

# rsync excludes file for arch-clone

# Exclude some system files. These are required, and you probably 
# shouldn't change them.
- /cdrom/*
- /dev/*
- /live
- /lost+found
- /media/*
- /mnt/*
- /proc/*
- /swap/*
- /swapfile
- /sys/*
- /timeshift
- /tmp/*

- /persistence.conf
- /boot/grub/grub.cfg
- /boot/grub/menu.lst
- /boot/grub/device.map
- /boot/*.bak
- /boot/*.old-dkms
- /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-cd.rules
- /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules
- /etc/fstab
- /etc/fstab.d/*
- /etc/mtab
- /etc/blkid.tab
- /etc/blkid.tab.old
- /etc/apt/sources.list~
- /etc/crypttab
- /etc/initramfs-tools/conf.d/resume
- /etc/initramfs-tools/conf.d/cryptroot
- /etc/popularity-contest.conf

# Added for newer version of live-config/live-boot in wheezy 
# These are only relevant here if you create a snapshot while
# you're running a live-CD or live-usb. 
- /lib/live/*
- /run/*

# Added for symlink /lib
- /usr/lib/live/overlay
- /usr/lib/live/image
- /usr/lib/live/rootfs
- /usr/lib/live/mount

## Entries below are optional. They are included either for privacy
## or to reduce the size of the snapshot. If you have any large
## files or directories, you should exclude them from being copied
## by adding them to this list.
##
## Entries beginning with /home/*/ will affect all users.

# Uncomment this to exclude everything in /var/log/
#- /var/log/*

# As of version 9.2.0, current log files are truncated,
# and archived log files are excluded.
#
# The next three lines exclude everything in /var/log
# except /var/log/clamav/ (or anything else beginning with "c") and
# /var/log/gdm (or anything beginning with "g").
# If clamav log files are excluded, freshclam will give errors at boot.
#- /var/log/[a-b,A-Z]*
#- /var/log/[d-f]*
#- /var/log/[h-z]*
#- /var/log/*gz

- /var/cache/*
- /var/backups/*
- /var/lib/aide/*
- /var/lib/apt/*~
- /var/lib/apt/cache/*
- /var/lib/apt/cdroms.list
- /var/lib/apt/daily_lock
- /var/lib/apt/extended_states
- /var/lib/apt/listchanges.db
- /var/lib/apt/lists/
- /var/lib/apt/mirrors/
- /var/lib/apt/periodic/
- /var/lib/aptitude/*.old
- /var/lib/archbuild
- /var/lib/cache/*
- /var/lib/dbus/machine-id
- /var/lib/dhcp/*
- /var/lib/dkms/wireguard/*
- /var/lib/dpkg/*~old
- /var/lib/gems/2.7.0/cache/*
- /var/lib/live/config/*
- /var/mail/*
- /var/log/*
- /var/spool/*
- /var/tmp/*

- /usr/share/icons/*/icon-theme.cache

- /root/.bash_history
- /root/.disk-manager.conf
- /root/.fstab.log
- /root/.lesshst
- /root/*/.log
- /root/.local/share/*
- /root/.nano_history
- /root/.synaptic
- /root/.VirtualBox
- /root/.ICEauthority
- /root/.Xauthority

- /root/.ssh

- /home/*/.adobe
- /home/*/.aptitude
- /home/*/.bash_history
- /home/*/.cache
#- /home/*/.config/BraveSoftware/Brave-Browser/*
#- /home/*/.config/chromium
#- /home/*/.config/Code
#- /home/*/.config/discord
#- /home/*/.config/filezilla
#- /home/*/.config/GIMP/
#- /home/*/.config/hexchat
#- /home/*/.config/VSCodium
- /home/*/.dbus
- /home/*/.evolution/cache/
- /home/*/.gconf/apps/gnome-settings/gnome-search-tool/%gconf.xml
- /home/*/.gimp-2.4
- /home/*/.gimp-2.6
- /home/*/.gimp-2.8
- /home/*/.gksu*
- /home/*/.gnome2/gedit-metadata.xml
- /home/*/.gnupg
- /home/*/.gvfs
- /home/*/.ICEauthority
- /home/*/.kde/cache*
- /home/*/.kde/share/apps/RecentDocuments/*.desktop
- /home/*/.kde4/share/apps/RecentDocuments/*.desktop
- /home/*/.lesshst
- /home/*/.libreoffice/3-suse/user/registrymodifications.xcu
- /home/*/.libreoffice/3/user/registrymodifications
- /home/*/.local/share/DBeaverData/*
- /home/*/.local/share/Google/*
- /home/*/.local/share/jupyter/*
- /home/*/.local/share/QtProject/*
- /home/*/.local/share/RecentDocuments/*.desktop
#- /home/*/.local/share/Steam
- /home/*/.local/share/recently-used.xbel
- /home/*/.local/share/Trash/*
- /home/*/.log
- /home/*/.macromedia
- /home/*/.maltego/v4.2.17/var/cache/*
- /home/*/.mozilla/*/Cache/*
- /home/*/.mozilla/*/urlclassifier3.sqlite
- /home/*/.mozilla/*/places.sqlite
- /home/*/.mozilla/*/cookies.sqlite
- /home/*/.mozilla/*/signons.sqlite
- /home/*/.mozilla/*/formhistory.sqlite
- /home/*/.mozilla/*/downloads.sqlite
- /home/*/.nano_history
- /home/*/.nautilus/metafiles/*
- /home/*/.pulse*
- /home/*/.recently-used
- /home/*/.recently-used.xbel
- /home/*/.ssh
#- /home/*/.steam
- /home/*/.thumbnails/fail/*
- /home/*/.thumbnails/large/*
- /home/*/.thumbnails/normal/*
- /home/*/.thumbnails/x-large/*
- /home/*/.thumbnails/xx-large/*
- /home/*/.Trash*
- /home/*/.var/app/org.filezillaproject.Filezilla/config/filezilla
- /home/*/.var/app/org.mozilla.firefox/cache/mozilla
- /home/*/.var/app/org.mozilla.Thunderbird/cache/thunderbird/
- /home/*/.vbox*
- /home/*/.viminfo
- /home/*/.VirtualBox
#- /home/*/.wine
- /home/*/.Xauthority
- /home/*/.xchat2/*
- /home/*/.xsession-errors
- /home/*/.ZAP/*
- /home/*/env01/*
- /home/*/snap/filezilla/22/.config/filezilla
- /home/*/snap/firefox/common/.cache/mozilla
- /home/*/VirtualBox

# You might want to comment these out if you're making a snapshot for
# your own personal use, not to be shared with others.
- /home/*/.gnupg
- /home/*/.ssh
- /home/*/.xchat2
- /home/*/.config/hexchat

# Exclude ssh_host_keys. New ones will be generated upon live boot.
# This fixes a security hole in all versions before 9.0.9-3.
# If you really want to clone your existing ssh host keys
# in your snapshot, comment out these two lines.
- /etc/ssh/ssh_host_*_key*
- /etc/ssh/ssh_host_key*

# Examples of things to exclude in order to keep the image small:
#- /home/*/Downloads/*
#- /home/*/Music/*
#- /home/user/Pictures/*
#- /home/*/Videos/*

# To exclude all hidden files and directories in your home, uncomment
# the next line. You will lose custom desktop configs if you do.
#- /home/*/.[a-z,A-Z,0-9]*