diff --git a/samples/migrate_rsync_to_btrfs.py b/samples/migrate_rsync_to_btrfs.py
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+#!/usr/bin/python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+import subprocess
+import os
+
+backups = [ "ns3-test-etc-bind"]
+backup_base_dir = "/backup/data/"
+backup_retention_time=60
+
+
+
+if not os.path.isdir("/backup/data/empty/"):
+  os.mkdir("/backup/data/empty/")
+for backup in backups:
+    base_dir = os.path.join(backup_base_dir,backup)
+    dest_dir = os.path.join(base_dir, 'last_backup')
+    if not os.path.isdir(dest_dir):              
+        cmd = "/sbin/btrfs subvolume create %s"%dest_dir
+        print 'btrfs subvolume create "%s"' %dest_dir
+        print subprocess.check_output(cmd, shell=True)
+
+    if  len(os.listdir(dest_dir)) == 0:
+	list_backups  =  sorted([os.path.join(base_dir, f) for f in os.listdir(base_dir)], key=os.path.getctime)
+	recent_backup  =  list_backups[-2]
+	print "The most recent backup : " + recent_backup
+ 	print "Initial copy"
+	#cmd =  'rsync -rt --stats --delete-excluded --numeric-ids -P -lpgoD --protect-args  "%s"/ "%s"' % ( recent_backup, dest_dir)
+	cmd =  'cp -v -a --reflink=always   "%s"/* "%s"' % ( recent_backup, dest_dir)
+	print "Runinig %s " % cmd
+        print subprocess.check_output(cmd, shell=True)
+    if  len(os.listdir(base_dir)) > backup_retention_time:
+	for folder in sorted([os.path.join(base_dir, f) for f in os.listdir(base_dir)], key=os.path.getctime)[0:len(os.listdir(base_dir)) -  (backup_retention_time )]:
+		#cmd = 'rsync --dry-run -av --del /backup/data/empty/ "%s/"' % folder 
+		cmd = 'rsync  -av --del /backup/data/empty/ "%s/"' % folder 
+		print "Runinig %s " % cmd
+        	print subprocess.check_output(cmd, shell=True)
+		os.rmdir(folder)
+	
+