diff --git a/README b/README
index 23a5e38..580abaf 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ $CCOLLECT_CONF/
 
    If this file exists in the source specification -v will be passed to rsync.
 
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+   exclude           - a new line seperated list of paths to exclude
+
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    destination       - a link to the destination directory
 
diff --git a/REQUIREMENTS b/REQUIREMENTS
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..23c6652
--- /dev/null
+++ b/REQUIREMENTS
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ccollect.sh, Nico Schottelius, 2005-12-06
+Requirements
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+You need at least:
+
+   - rsync
+   - cp with support for hard links
+   - ssh if you want to use rsync over ssh
+   - a bourne shell (/bin/sh) compatible shell
diff --git a/ccollect.sh b/ccollect.sh
index 6e7205b..b0527b3 100755
--- a/ccollect.sh
+++ b/ccollect.sh
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ errecho()
 #
 usage()
 {
-   echo "$(basename $0): [args] <sources to backup>"
+   echo "$(basename $0): [args] <intervall name> <sources to backup>"
    echo ""
    echo "   Nico Schottelius (nico-linux-ccollect schottelius.org) - 2005-12-06"
    echo ""
@@ -135,6 +135,12 @@ while [ "$i" -lt "$no_shares" ]; do
    c_dest="$backup/destination"
    c_exclude="$backup/exclude"
 
+   #
+   # standard rsync options
+   #
+   VERBOSE=""
+   EXCLUDE=""
+
    i=$((i+1))
 
    echo "Beginning to backup \"$name\" ..."
@@ -166,7 +172,27 @@ while [ "$i" -lt "$no_shares" ]; do
    if [ -f "$c_exclude" ]; then
       errecho "Destination $c_dest does not link to a directory. Skipping."
       continue
+   
+      while read tmp; do
+         EXCLUDE="$EXCLUDE --exclude \"$tmp\""
+     done < "$c_exclude"
    fi
+
+   #
+   # clone the old directory with hardlinks
+   #
+
+   #
+   # the rsync part
+   #
+   echo rsync --delete $VERBOSE $EXCLUDE
 done
 
+#
+# Be a good parent and wait for our children, if they are running wild parallel
+#
+if [ "$PARALLEL" = 1 ]; then
+   wait
+fi
+
 rm -f "$TMP"