+# List of file systems to be dumped. If prefixed with a HOST:
+# the filesystem is accessed on the given HOST, unless it
+# coincides with the local machine name.
+# If a file system starts with a slash, it is handled as a local
+# one.
+BACKUP_DIRS='remote1:/etc remote1:/var/spool/crontab'
+# Alternatively, you may leave this variable unassigned, and
+# keep the list of filesystems to be dumped in file
+# $SYSCONFDIR/backup/dirs, one filesystem per line. Empty
+# lines and shell comments are allowed in this file. The location
+# of this file may be overridden using DIRLIST variable, e.g.:
+# DIRLIST=/etc/my-backup/dirlist
+
+# List of individual files to be dumped.
+# These should be accesible from the machine on which the dump is run.
+BACKUP_FILES=''
+# This list may also be kept in file $SYSCONFDIR/backup/files, the
+# format of which is the same as described above. The location of
+# this file may be overridden by setting FILELIST variable:
+# FILELIST=/etc/my-backup/filelist
+
+# Name of 'exclude file list'. It is searched under $SYSCONFDIR/tar-backup
+# on remote machines
+XLIST=exclude_files
+
+# Default directory for storing incremental listings on remote
+# machines is $SYSCONFDIR/tar-backup. It can be overridden using
+# REMOTEBACKUPDIR variable
+
+# Default directory for storing backup logs is $SYSCONFDIR/backup/log.
+# It can also be overridden via LOGPATH variable.
+
+# Time to sleep between dumps of any two successive filesystems
+SLEEP_TIME=15