build_default_conf ()
{
# Define files and variables here

HN="$1"   # Hostname of server to add
BANK="$2" # Bank to use for backup
DAYS="$3" # Days before backups expire
TREE="$4" # Directory tree to back up
IGNORE_LIST="$5" # Files and directories to ignore
OUTFILE=$DEFAULT_CONF  # Name of the output file

# All of the following output is used to build the
# new default.conf file for this backup
{
echo "client: $HN"
echo "bank: $BANK"
echo "vault: $HN"
echo "server: $DIRVISH_SERVER"
echo "expire: $DAYS day"
echo "index: gzip"
echo "log: gzip"
echo "image: ${HN}-%y%m%d%H%M%S"
echo "tree: $TREE"
echo -e "\nexclude:"
echo "$IGNORE_LIST" | sed /^$/d | while read Q
do
    echo -e "\t$Q"
done
} >$OUTFILE
}