&backup_files($snarf_file_base, $number, $root, ".", ("*.html", "*.txt"));
# gather any directories in our home that match these often recurring patterns.
+&snarf_by_pattern($snarf_file_base, "$root", "cloud");
&snarf_by_pattern($snarf_file_base, "$root", "crucial");
&snarf_by_pattern($snarf_file_base, "$root", "idea");
&snarf_by_pattern($snarf_file_base, "$root", "issue");