Backup to a USB thumbdrive
export PASSPHRASE=mypassphrase duplicity --exclude ~/MyFiles/music ~/MyFiles file:///media/chris/ThumbDrive unset PASSPHRASE
Verify backup and show any new differences
export PASSPHRASE=mypassphrase duplicity verify --verbosity 4 --compare-data --exclude ~/MyFiles/music file:///media/chris/ThumbDrive ~/MyFiles unset PASSPHRASE
Restore to a new location
export PASSPHRASE=mypassphrase duplicity file:///media/chris/ThumbDrive ~/Desktop/my-restore unset PASSPHRASE