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Re: Linux upgrade.

From vallor <vallor@cultnix.org>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.misc
Subject Re: Linux upgrade.
Date 2024-12-24 03:04 +0000
Message-ID <lsumltFl7p7U5@mid.individual.net> (permalink)
References (2 earlier) <vkcpir$1dp54$4@dont-email.me> <vkcuuf$1f5m0$1@dont-email.me> <vkcv50$1f4ve$2@dont-email.me> <lsujdaFl7p7U3@mid.individual.net> <vkd614$1gfpo$3@dont-email.me>

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On Tue, 24 Dec 2024 02:24:37 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D'Oliveiro
<ldo@nz.invalid> wrote in <vkd614$1gfpo$3@dont-email.me>:

> On 24 Dec 2024 02:08:42 GMT, vallor wrote:
> 
>> On Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:27:12 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D'Oliveiro
>> <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote in <vkcv50$1f4ve$2@dont-email.me>:
>> 
>>> And here’s another tip: before modifying anything in /etc, I try to
>>> make a backup copy with the suffix “-orig” attached. That way, it’s
>>> easy to find all the places I’ve customized the config, with a simple
>>> command like
>>> 
>>>     find /etc -iname \*-orig
>> 
>> Or you could:
>> 
>> # mkdir RCS ...
> 
> Some people use Git. Why be satisfied with half-measures?

You snipped out (as you are wont to do):

v] (Or, you could use git, but that's overkill for /etc files...)

rcs isn't a "half-measure" -- it's a simpler measure.  But by all means,
use git:

1) cd /etc
2) git init
3) [...]
4) Profit!

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