Document ~/.ssh/config support for remote backups

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 It's possible to use a remote server as destination for the backup. Just use the --ssh-user and --ssh-host arguments (or set them in the configuration file).
 Both are required: if only one of them is set, simple_backup exits with an error.
 For this to work, rsync must be installed on the server too.
+The host can be an alias from `~/.ssh/config`: its HostName, Port and IdentityFile are used (ProxyJump and ProxyCommand are not supported).

 The output directory is a path on the server. A leading '~' and relative paths refer to the user's home directory on the server.
 On the command line, quote '~' so that your local shell doesn't expand it: