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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