ssh -t vegbiendev.nceas.ucsb.edu exec sudo -u aaronmk -i

				upload:

				overwrite=1 bin/sync_upload --size-only

			on your machine:

				download:

				overwrite=1 swap=1 src=. dest='aaronmk@jupiter.nceas.ucsb.edu:~/bien' put --exclude=.svn inputs/VegBIEN/TWiki

				swap=1 bin/sync_upload backups/TNRS.backup

				overwrite=1 swap=1 bin/sync_upload --size-only

				overwrite=1 sync_remote_url=~/Dropbox/svn/ bin/sync_upload --existing --size-only # just update mtimes/perms

	to back up e-mails:

		on local machine:

		/Applications/gmvault-v1.8.1-beta/bin/gmvault sync --multiple-db-owner --type quick aaronmk.nceas@gmail.com

		svnsync sync file://"$HOME"/Dropbox/docs/BIEN/svn_repo/ # initial runtime: 1.5 h ("08:21:38" - "06:45:26") @vegbiendev

		(cd ~/Dropbox/docs/BIEN/git/; git svn fetch)

		overwrite=1        src=~ dest='aaronmk@jupiter.nceas.ucsb.edu:/data/dev/aaronmk/' put Dropbox/docs/BIEN/svn_repo/ # runtime: 1 min ("1:05.08")

		overwrite=1        src=~ dest='aaronmk@jupiter.nceas.ucsb.edu:/data/dev/aaronmk/' put Dropbox/docs/BIEN/git/

		ssh -t vegbiendev.nceas.ucsb.edu exec sudo -u aaronmk -i

		# use absolute path for vegbiendev commands because the Ubuntu 14.04

			version of rsync doesn't expand ~ properly

		overwrite=1 swap=1 src=~ dest='aaronmk@jupiter.nceas.ucsb.edu:/data/dev/aaronmk/' put Dropbox/docs/BIEN/svn_repo/ # runtime: 30 s ("36.19")

		overwrite=1 swap=1 src=~ dest='aaronmk@jupiter.nceas.ucsb.edu:/data/dev/aaronmk/' put Dropbox/docs/BIEN/git/

	to synchronize a Mac's settings with my testing machine's:

		download:

			**WARNING**: this will overwrite all your user's settings!

			on your machine:

			overwrite=1 swap=1 sync_local_dir=~/Library/ sync_remote_subdir=Library/ bin/sync_upload --exclude="/Saved Application State"

		upload:

			do step when changes are made on vegbiendev > on your machine, download

			ssh aaronmk@jupiter.nceas.ucsb.edu

				rm ~/'Library/Thunderbird/Profiles/9oo8rcyn.default/ImapMail/imap.googlemail.com/[Gmail].sbd/Spam'

					# remove the downloaded Spam folder, because spam e-mails often contain viruses that would trigger clamscan

				overwrite=1 del=      sync_local_dir=~/Dropbox/svn/ sync_remote_subdir=Dropbox/svn/ bin/sync_upload --size-only # just update mtimes

				overwrite=1 inplace=1 sync_local_dir=~              sync_remote_subdir=             bin/sync_upload ~/"VirtualBox VMs/**" # need inplace=1 because they are very large files

				overwrite=1           sync_local_dir=~              sync_remote_subdir=             bin/sync_upload --exclude="/Library/Saved Application State" --exclude="/.Trash" --exclude="/bin" --exclude="/bin/pg_ctl" --exclude="/bin/unzip" --exclude="/Dropbox/home" --exclude="/.profile" --exclude="/.shrc" --exclude="/.bashrc"

				overwrite=1           sync_local_dir=~              sync_remote_url=~/Dropbox/home  bin/sync_upload --exclude="/Library/Saved Application State" --exclude="/.Trash" --exclude="/.dropbox" --exclude="/Documents/BIEN" --exclude="/Dropbox" --exclude="/software" --exclude="/VirtualBox VMs/**.sav" --exclude="/VirtualBox VMs/**.vdi" --exclude="/VirtualBox VMs/**.vmdk"

	to backup files not in Time Machine:

		On local machine:

		overwrite=1 src=/ dest=/Volumes/Time\ Machine\ Backups/ sudo -E put Library/PostgreSQL/9.3/data/

		pg_ctl. stop # stop the PostgreSQL server

		overwrite=1 src=/ dest=/Volumes/Time\ Machine\ Backups/ sudo -E put Library/PostgreSQL/9.3/data/

		pg_ctl. start # start the PostgreSQL server

	VegCore data dictionary:

		Regularly, or whenever the VegCore data dictionary page