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Dreamhost Remote Backup Setup on OSX

Requirements
Ah well, not actual requirements, more like a ‘best used with’.

osx
dreamhost account
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And.. some basic unix knowledge like ~ = your home directory and stuff like that.
Initial Setup
After enabling the backups user:
Generate an ssh key
First, launch the terminal app ( cmd+space and type terminal ) and type( > indicates the beginning of the prompt ):
> cd [...]