> From: Rob Weir [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Wed, Dec 17, 2003 at 03:17:27PM -0500, David Z Maze said > > "Gruessle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Make a backup copy of the system files you touch. Better > still, use RCS; > > > > Install the rcs package, then read rcsintro(1). (Again, > though, this > > is something I don't generally do, though I understand why it's Good > > Practice (TM). I do use version control for my Emacs dotfiles, if > > that makes things better.) > > I've started keeping my various /etc's in Arch, and it's working out > quite well. Arch versions both the symlinks in there and the file > permissions, as well as file changes/moves/deletions/etc. > Not the file > *ownership*, however, so I'll need to be careful if/when I have to > restore a /etc. Oh, the other advantage is that I can > trivially mirror > the archives via sftp, so my backups are handled, too ;-) >
arch comes up as "print machine architecture" what is the arch you are taking about? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
