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authorJoey Hess <joey@gnu.kitenet.net>2009-02-13 23:40:30 -0500
committerJoey Hess <joey@gnu.kitenet.net>2009-02-13 23:40:30 -0500
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ignore file update support
* etckeeper update-ignore will automatically update the VCS ignore file, only touching the part inside a "managed by etckeeper" comment block. * Run etckeeper update-ignore on upgrade.
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@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@ it. Using other VCSes should be broadly similar.
The `etckeeper init` command initialises an /etc/.git/ repository. This
command is careful to never overwrite existing files or directories in
-/etc. It will create a `.gitignore` if one doesn't already exist, sets up
+/etc. It will create a `.gitignore` if one doesn't already exist
+(or update content inside a "managed by etckeeper" comment block), sets up
pre-commit hooks if they don't already exist, and so on. It does *not*
commit any files, but does `git add` all interesting files for an initial
commit later.