Backup and Restore entire Linux system with rsync

Backup the entire linux system:

sudo rsync -aAXv --delete --exclude={"/dev/*","/proc/*","/sys/*","/tmp/*","/run/*","/mnt/*","/media/*","/lost+found",
"/home/muktadiur/.cache","/home/muktadiur/Downloads/*",
"/home/muktadiur/VirtualBox\ VMs/*"} / /media/muktadiur/HDD/debian10/


/ : source the root linux folder
/media/muktadiur/HDD/debian10/: destination where i want to take my backup.
--delete: override if file exist.
--exclude: folder/file don’t want to copy.
--dry-run: simulate the backup process
-aAXv:
-a: option is a combination flag. It stands for “archive” and syncs
recursively and preserves symbolic links, special and device files,
modification times, group, owner, and permissions.
-A: preserve ACLs
-X: preserve extended attributes
-v: for verbose

Restore from backup:

sudo rsync -aAXv --delete /media/muktadiur/HDD/debian10 /