-&backup_files($base, $number, $root, ".", ("*.txt", "make*", ".gitignore"));
-
-# get the documentation directory.
-&backup_hierarchy($base, $number, "$root", "docs");
-###
-#oldversion
-#&snarfer($base, $number, $root, "docs", ("-maxdepth", "1"));
-# get an extra folder we like.
-#&backup_hierarchy($base, $number, "$root", "docs/text_examples");
-###
-
-# get our databases that we ship with the sources.
-&backup_hierarchy($base, $number, $root, "database");
-
-# get all the yeti scripts hierarchy in there.
-&backup_hierarchy($base, $number, $root, "scripts");
-
-# get all C++ code project hierarchies.
-&backup_hierarchy($base, $number, "$root", "core");
-&backup_hierarchy($base, $number, "$root", "octopi");
-&backup_hierarchy($base, $number, "$root", "graphiq");
+&backup_files($snarf_file_base, $number, $root, ".", ("*.txt", "make*", ".gitignore", "*.yml"));
+
+# snarf up all the important directories.
+# CAK: current as of 2012-05-05.
+&backup_hierarchy($snarf_file_base, $number, $root, "infobase");
+&backup_hierarchy($snarf_file_base, $number, $root, "documentation");
+&backup_hierarchy($snarf_file_base, $number, $root, "experiments");
+&backup_hierarchy($snarf_file_base, $number, $root, "graphiq");
+&backup_hierarchy($snarf_file_base, $number, $root, "huffware");
+&backup_hierarchy($snarf_file_base, $number, $root, "kona");
+&backup_hierarchy($snarf_file_base, $number, $root, "nucleus");
+&backup_hierarchy($snarf_file_base, $number, $root, "octopi");
+&backup_hierarchy($snarf_file_base, $number, $root, "scripts");
+&backup_hierarchy($snarf_file_base, $number, $root, "hypermedia");
+&backup_hierarchy($snarf_file_base, $number, $root, "walrus");