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+#!/bin/sh
+
+# need to hop? this script copies the important stuff.
+
+tar \
+    --exclude={node_modules,target,dist,cache} \
+    -cvf \
+    ${TAR_FILE:-backup.tar} \
+    ~/.ssh \
+    ~/.config \
+    ~/.mozilla \
+    ~/Documents \
+    ~/Pictures \
+    ~/code \
+    ~/environments