diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e61bca2..10fc1cb 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,25 @@
+config.py
+
+# ---> Eclipse
+.project
+.pydevproject
+.settings
+
+# ---> Linux
+*~
+
+# temporary files which can be created if a process still has a handle open of a deleted file
+.fuse_hidden*
+
+# KDE directory preferences
+.directory
+
+# Linux trash folder which might appear on any partition or disk
+.Trash-*
+
+# .nfs files are created when an open file is removed but is still being accessed
+.nfs*
+
 # ---> Python
 # Byte-compiled / optimized / DLL files
 __pycache__/
diff --git a/example/backup_config.py b/example/backup_config.py
index af5a1c9..d40c12b 100644
--- a/example/backup_config.py
+++ b/example/backup_config.py
@@ -2,13 +2,14 @@ import os
 import sys
 
 backup = True
-backup_basepath = '/data/backup/ahorn'
+host = 'erle'
+backup_basepath = '/data/backup/data'
 
 installations = ['mint', 'kubuntu', 'openSuSE']
 for installation in installations:
-    setattr(sys.modules[__name__], 'home_%s_remotepath' % installation, 'dirk@ahorn:/home')
+    setattr(sys.modules[__name__], 'home_%s_remotepath' % installation, 'dirk@%s:/home' % host)
     setattr(sys.modules[__name__], 'home_%s_localpath' % installation, os.path.join(installation, 'home'))
 
-user_data_remotepath = 'dirk@ahorn:/user_data'
-user_data_localpath = 'user_data'
-user_data_skip = ['static_data']
+data_remotepath = 'dirk@%s:/usr/data' % host
+data_localpath = 'usr/data'
+data_skip = ['lost+found', 'dirk/Audio', 'dirk/bin', 'dirk/gnome-boxes', 'dirk/media_images', 'dirk/Videos']
diff --git a/example/sync_config.py b/example/sync_config.py
index c3b562e..c9d5f59 100644
--- a/example/sync_config.py
+++ b/example/sync_config.py
@@ -4,22 +4,24 @@ import sys
 backup = False
 
 hosts = ['ahorn', 'erle', 'linde']
-__basepath__ = '/user_data'
+__basepath__ = '/usr/data'
 entries = (
-    ('dirk@%s:/user_data/bin', os.path.join(__basepath__, 'bin'), None),
-    ('dirk@%s:/user_data/data', os.path.join(__basepath__, 'data'), None),
-    ('dirk@%s:/user_data/static_data', os.path.join(__basepath__, 'static_data'), ['Audio', 'timeshift', 'lost+found']),
+    ('dirk@%s:/usr/data', __basepath__, ['lost+found']),
+    ('dirk@%s:/usr/data', __basepath__, ['lost+found', 'dirk/Audio', 'dirk/bin', 'dirk/Downloads', 'dirk/gnome-boxes', 'dirk/media_images', 'dirk/Videos']),
     ('dirk@%s:/home', '/home', None),
 )
 
 
 for host in hosts:
     for remote, local, skip in entries:
-        setattr(sys.modules[__name__], host + '_' + os.path.basename(local) + '_remotepath', remote % host)
-        setattr(sys.modules[__name__], host + '_' + os.path.basename(local) + '_localpath', local)
+        name = os.path.basename(local)
         if skip is not None:
-            setattr(sys.modules[__name__], host + '_' + os.path.basename(local) + '_skip', skip)
+            if len(skip) > 1:
+                name += '_short'
+            setattr(sys.modules[__name__], host + '_' + name + '_skip', skip)
+        setattr(sys.modules[__name__], host + '_' + name + '_remotepath', remote % host)
+        setattr(sys.modules[__name__], host + '_' + name + '_localpath', local)
 
 
-mount_mockery_audio_remotepath = 'root@mount-mockery.de:/data/audio/items'
-mount_mockery_audio_localpath = os.path.join(__basepath__, 'static_data', 'dirk', 'Audio')
+mount_mockery_audio_remotepath = 'root@mount-mockery.de:/data/audio'
+mount_mockery_audio_localpath = os.path.join(__basepath__, 'dirk', 'Audio')
diff --git a/mysync b/mysync
index d7cb6f9..fa15a6f 100755
--- a/mysync
+++ b/mysync
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import subprocess
 
 DEBUG = False
 
-RSYNC_REMOTE_COMMAND = 'sudo rsync'
+RSYNC_REMOTE_COMMAND = 'rsync'
 TIME_FORMAT = "%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S"
 try:
     basepath = config.backup_basepath
@@ -70,7 +70,10 @@ def rsync_command(**kwargs):
         skip = kwargs.get(PROP_SKIP)
         cmd_l = ['rsync', '-avn' if DEBUG else '-av', '--delete', '--rsync-path="%s"' % RSYNC_REMOTE_COMMAND, remotepath, localpath]
         if skip is not None:
-            cmd_l.append('--exclude=%s' % ','.join(skip))
+            for skip_dir in skip:
+                if not skip_dir.endswith('/'):
+                    skip_dir += '/'
+                cmd_l.append('--exclude=%s' % skip_dir)
         if not os.path.exists(localpath):
             return 'mkdir -p %s && ' % localpath + ' '.join(cmd_l)
         return ' '.join(cmd_l)