diff --git a/rsnapshot.erb b/rsnapshot.erb
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+# This file is being managed by puppet
+# Module 'rsnaphost'
+
+config_version  <%= @config_version %>
+snapshot_root   <%= @snapshot_root %>
+<% if @no_create_root != '' -%> 
+no_create_root  <%= @no_create_root %>
+<% end -%>
+cmd_rsync       <%= @cmd_rsync %>
+<% if @cmd_cp  != '' -%>
+cmd_cp  <%= @cmd_cp %>
+<% end -%>
+<% if @cmd_rm  != '' -%>
+cmd_rm  <%= @cmd_rm %>
+<% end -%>
+<% if @cmd_ssh  != '' -%>
+cmd_ssh <%= @cmd_ssh %>
+<% end -%>
+<% if @cmd_logger  != '' -%>
+cmd_logger      <%= @cmd_logger %>
+<% end -%>
+<% if @cmd_du  != '' -%>
+cmd_du  <%= @cmd_du %>
+<% end -%>
+<% if @cmd_rsnapshot_diff  != '' -%>
+cmd_rsnapshot_diff      <%= @cmd_rsnapshot_diff %>
+<% end -%>
+<% if @cmd_preexec  != '' -%>
+cmd_preexec     <%= @cmd_preexec %>
+<% end -%>
+<% if @cmd_postexec  != '' -%>
+cmd_postexec    <%= @cmd_postexec %>
+<% end -%>
+<% if @use_lvm  != '' -%>
+<% if @linux_lvm_cmd_lvcreate -%>
+linux_lvm_cmd_lvcreate  <%= @linux_lvm_cmd_lvcreate %>
+<% end -%>
+<% if @linux_lvm_cmd_lvremove  != '' -%>
+linux_lvm_cmd_lvremove  <%= @linux_lvm_cmd_lvremove %>
+<% end -%>
+<% if @linux_lvm_cmd_mount  != '' -%>
+linux_lvm_cmd_mount     <%= @linux_lvm_cmd_mount %>
+<% end -%>
+<% if @linux_lvm_cmd_umount  != '' -%>
+linux_lvm_cmd_umount    <%= @linux_lvm_cmd_umount %>
+<% end -%>
+<% end -%>
+#########################################
+#           BACKUP INTERVALS            #
+# Must be unique and in ascending order #
+# i.e. hourly, daily, weekly, etc.      #
+#########################################
+<%if @interval  != '' -%>
+<% @interval.each_pair do |name, time| -%>
+interval        <%= name %>     <%= time %>
+<% end -%>
+<% else %>
+<% @retain.each_pair do |name, time| -%>
+retain  <%= name %>     <%= time %>
+<% end -%>
+<% end -%>
+verbose <%= @verbose %>
+loglevel        <%= @loglevel %>
+<% if @logfile  != '' -%>
+logfile <%= @logfile %>
+<% end -%>
+<% if @lockfile  != '' -%>
+lockfile        <%= @lockfile %>
+<% end -%>
+<% if @stop_on_stale_lockfile != '' -%>
+stop_on_stale_lockfile  <%= @stop_on_stale_lockfile %>
+<%end-%>
+<% if @rsync_short_args  != '' -%>
+rsync_short_args        <%= @rsync_short_args %>
+<% end -%>
+<% if @rsync_long_args  != '' -%>
+rsync_long_args <%= @rsync_long_args %>
+<% end -%>
+<% if @ssh_args  != '' -%>
+ssh_args        <%= @ssh_args %>
+<% end -%>
+<% if @du_args  != '' -%>
+du_args <%= @du_args %>
+<% end -%>
+<% if @one_fs  != '' %>
+one_fs  <%= @one_fs_num %>
+<% end -%>
+<% if @include != '' %>
+<% if @include_file  != '' -%>
+include_file    <%= @include_file %>
+<% end -%>
+<% end -%>
+<% if @exclude != '' %>
+<% if @exclude_file != '' -%>
+exclude_file    <%= @exclude_file %>
+<% end -%>
+<% end -%>
+<% if @link_dest  != '' -%>
+link_dest       <%= @link_dest_num %>
+<% end -%>
+<% if @sync_first  != '' -%>
+sync_first      <%= @sync_first_num %>
+<% end -%>
+<% if @use_lazy_deletes  != '' -%>
+use_lazy_deletes        <%= @use_lazy_deletes_num %>
+<% end -%>
+<% if @rsync_numtries  != '' -%>
+rsync_numtries  <%= @rsync_numtries %>
+<% end -%>
+<% if @use_lvm  != '' -%>
+<% if @linux_lvm_snapshotsize -%>
+linux_lvm_snapshotsize  <%= @linux_lvm_snapshotsize %>
+<% end -%>
+<% if @linux_lvm_snapshotname  != '' -%>
+linux_lvm_snapshotname  <%= @linux_lvm_snapshotname %>
+<% end -%>
+<% if @linux_lvm_vgpath  != '' -%>
+linux_lvm_vgpath        <%= @linux_lvm_vgpath %>
+<% end -%>
+<% if @linux_lvm_mountpath  != '' -%>
+linux_lvm_mountpath     <%= @linux_lvm_mountpath %>
+<% end -%>
+<% end -%>
+<% @backups.each_pair do |source, dest| -%>
+<% if @host == 'localhost' -%>
+backup  <%= source %>   <%=dest%>
+<% elsif @backup_user  != '' -%>
+backup  <%= @backup_user %>@<%=@host%>:<%= source %>    <%=dest%>
+<% else -%>
+backup  <%=@host%>:<%= source %>        <%=dest%>
+<% end -%>
+<% end -%>
+<% if @backup_scripts != '' -%>
+<% @backup_scripts.each_pair do |source, dest| -%>
+backup_script   <%= source %>   <%= dest %>
+<% end -%>
+<%end-%>
+
diff --git a/templates/exclude.erb b/templates/exclude.erb
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+<% @exclude.each do |exc| -%>
+<%= exc %>
+<% end %>
diff --git a/templates/include.erb b/templates/include.erb
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+<% @include.each do |inc| -%>
+<%= inc %>
+<% end %>