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+#!/bin/bash
+
+scriptPath="$(dirname "$(readlink -f "$0")")"
+
+cp "$scriptPath/templates/profiles.toml" "$scriptPath/profiles.toml"
+cp "$scriptPath/templates/excludes" "$scriptPath/excludes"
+resticprofile generate --random-key > "$scriptPath/key"