# ==============================================================================
# Restic Exclude Patterns for Linux $HOME
# ==============================================================================
# Usage:
#   restic backup /home/$USER \
#     --exclude-file=/path/to/excludes.txt \
#     --exclude-caches \
#     --exclude-if-present .nobackup \
#     --one-file-system
#
# Dry-run check:
#   restic backup /home/$USER --exclude-file=excludes.txt --exclude-caches --dry-run -v
# ==============================================================================

# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# 1. System, Desktop Caches & Trash
# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
.cache
**/.cache
.thumbnails
**/.thumbnails
.local/share/Trash
**/.Trash*
.local/share/baloo
.dbus
.gvfs
.xsession-errors*

# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# 2. Browser & Messaging Caches (outside ~/.cache)
# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
.mozilla/firefox/*/Cache
.mozilla/firefox/*/minidumps
.mozilla/firefox/*/saved-telemetry-pings
.config/google-chrome/*/Application Cache
.config/google-chrome/*/Service Worker/CacheStorage
.config/google-chrome/*/Default/GPUCache
.config/chromium/*/Application Cache
.config/discord/Cache
.config/discord/Code Cache
.config/Slack/Cache
.config/Slack/Service Worker/CacheStorage
.config/Spotify/Users/*/Data

# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# 3. Development: Dependencies, Package Managers & Build Artifacts
# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Generic build / dependencies
**/node_modules
**/bower_components
**/vendor
**/.venv
**/venv
**/env
**/__pycache__
**/*.pyc
**/.pytest_cache
**/.mypy_cache
**/.ruff_cache
**/.tox

# Language package caches & tools
.npm
.yarn/cache
.pnpm-store
.cargo/registry
.cargo/git
**/target/debug
**/target/release
.rustup/toolchains
.gradle/caches
.gradle/daemon
.gradle/wrapper
.m2/repository
.go/pkg
.cache/go-build
.nuget/packages
.gem
.bundle/cache

# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# 4. Containers, VMs, Flatpak & Wine
# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
.local/share/containers
.local/share/flatpak/repo
.var/app/*/cache
.wine
.local/share/bottles
.vagrant.d
**/*.qcow2
**/*.vdi
**/*.vmdk

# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# 5. Gaming (Steam & games can be re-downloaded)
# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
.steam
.local/share/Steam
.lutris
.paradoxinteractive

# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# 6. Ephemeral & Lock / Socket / Temp Files
# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
**/*.tmp
**/*.temp
**/*.sock
**/*.socket
**/*~
**/.DS_Store
core
core.*

# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# 7. Optional / Large User Folders (uncomment if you want to skip)
# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Downloads/
# Videos/
# ISOs/