Using the file smoothback.v.1.1.sh-example.txt on my machine "slut" to backup my machine "emiline", I get this output to my mail on slut daily:

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RESULTS FOR: /home: 
 
Number of files: 6154 
Number of files transferred: 0 
Total file size: 1767586979 bytes 
Total transferred file size: 0 bytes 
Literal data: 0 bytes 
Matched data: 0 bytes 
File list size: 309829 
File list generation time: 0.026 seconds 
File list transfer time: 0.000 seconds 
Total bytes sent: 702 
Total bytes received: 312299 
 
sent 702 bytes received 312299 bytes 3618.51 bytes/sec 
total size is 1767586979 speedup is 5647.22 
 
 
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RESULTS FOR: /etc: 
 
Number of files: 2458 
Number of files transferred: 0 
Total file size: 8115492 bytes 
Total transferred file size: 0 bytes 
Literal data: 0 bytes 
Matched data: 0 bytes 
File list size: 105852 
File list generation time: 0.483 seconds 
File list transfer time: 0.000 seconds 
Total bytes sent: 349 
Total bytes received: 106953 
 
sent 349 bytes received 106953 bytes 30657.71 bytes/sec 
total size is 8115492 speedup is 75.63 
 
 
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RESULTS FOR: /root: 
 
Number of files: 113 
Number of files transferred: 0

Total file size: 1566399995 bytes 
Total transferred file size: 0 bytes 
Literal data: 0 bytes 
Matched data: 0 bytes 
File list size: 4168 
File list generation time: 27.521 seconds 
File list transfer time: 0.000 seconds 
Total bytes sent: 87 
Total bytes received: 4279 
 
sent 87 bytes received 4279 bytes 153.19 bytes/sec 
total size is 1566399995 speedup is 358772.33