moodle_rysnc.sh

#!/usr/bin/expect -f
# exp_internal 1     ;# uncomment to turn on expect debugging
set timeout -1

USER="user"
HOST="127.0.0.1"
SRC="/src/dir/here"
DST="/dst/dir/here"

# creates an rsync process that will rsync with excluded directories
# goes to source and destination
spawn rsync -e "ssh -p 22" -aPH --exclude='/moodledata' --exclude='/backup' $USER@$HOST:$SRC $DST
      expect "password:"
      send "password\r"
      expect eof