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authorJoey Hess <joeyh@joeyh.name>2014-12-22 18:04:36 -0400
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-<https://etckeeper.branchable.com>
+etckeeper is a collection of tools to let `/etc` be stored in a git,
+mercurial, bazaar or darcs repository. This lets you use git to review or
+revert changes that were made to `/etc`. Or even push the repository
+elsewhere for backups or cherry-picking configuration changes.
-etckeeper is a collection of tools to let /etc be stored in a git,
-mercurial, bazaar or darcs repository. It hooks into apt to automatically
-commit changes made to /etc during package upgrades. It tracks file
-metadata that git does not normally support, but that is important for
-/etc, such as the permissions of `/etc/shadow`. It's quite modular and
-configurable, while also being simple to use if you understand the basics
-of working with version control.
+It hooks into package managers like apt to automatically commit changes
+made to /etc during package upgrades. It tracks file metadata that git does
+not normally support, but that is important for /etc, such as the
+permissions of `/etc/shadow`.
+
+It's quite modular and configurable, while also being simple to use if you
+understand the basics of working with version control.
## security warnings
@@ -269,6 +272,11 @@ out of your way; you manage the repository using regular VCS commands.
etckeeper is licensed under version 2 or greater of the GNU GPL.
+## website
+
+<https://etckeeper.branchable.com/>
+
+
## author
Joey Hess <joey@kitenet.net>