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authorJoey Hess <joey@kodama.kitenet.net>2007-11-05 23:58:12 -0500
committerJoey Hess <joey@kodama.kitenet.net>2007-11-05 23:58:12 -0500
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## configuration
etckeeper uses `run-parts` to run the executable files in
-`/etc/etckeeper/$command.d/`. By default these directories contain a bunch
-of symlinks to the actual files; you can remove or reorder the symlinks, or
-add your own custom files. Each individual file is short, simple, and does
-only one action.
+`/etc/etckeeper/$command.d/`. You can modify these files, or add your own
+custom files. Each individual file is short, simple, and does only one
+action.
For example, here's how to configure it to run `git gc` after each apt run,
which will save a lot of disk space:
@@ -142,7 +141,7 @@ which will save a lot of disk space:
Here's how to disable the automatic commits after each apt run, while still
letting it git-add new files and git-rm removed ones:
- rm /etc/etckeeper/post-apt.d/75git-commit
+ chmod -x /etc/etckeeper/post-apt.d/75git-commit
Note that the etckeeper commands are careful to not hardcode anything about
git. If you want to use some other revision control system, that's