Johan Grönqvist grabbed a keyboard and wrote:
> 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.
I shall look that over as well. Thanks!
--Dave
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