2013-01-08 16:42, David Guntner skrev:
Regardless of an etc-update like tool, is that how it works in Debian? Does it avoid overwriting config files which have been changed by you since they were installed, and if so, does it put the new content with an easy-to-search-for .something at the end?
The "screenshot" looks like:
Configuration file `/etc/bash.bashrc'
==> Modified (by you or by a script) since installation.
==> Package distributor has shipped an updated version.
What would you like to do about it ? Your options are:
Y or I : install the package maintainer's version
N or O : keep your currently-installed version
D : show the differences between the versions
Z : start a shell to examine the situation
The default action is to keep your current version.
*** bash.bashrc (Y/I/N/O/D/Z) [default=N] ?
That was copied from
<http://raphaelhertzog.com/2010/09/21/debian-conffile-configuration-file-managed-by-dpkg/>
which provides some more information.
Regards Johan