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@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ Darcs doesn't support symlinks, so they are also stored in A quick walkthrough of using etckeeper. Note that the default VCS is git, and this tutorial assumes you're using -it. Using other VCSes should be broadly similar. +it. Using other VCSes should be broadly similar. The `etckeeper init` command initialises an /etc/.git/ repository. If you installed etckeeper from a package, this was probably automatically @@ -219,11 +219,22 @@ repository as a backup (see instructions above to set up the clone safely): ## changing VCS -By default, etckeeper uses git. If you would like to use some other VCS, -and `etckeeper init` has already been run to set up a git repository, you -have a decision to make: Is the history recorded in that repository -something you need to preserve, or can you afford to just blow it away -and check the current /etc into the new VCS? +By default, etckeeper uses git. This choice has been carefully made; +git is the VCS best supported by etckeeper and the VCS users are most +likely to know. + +[ It's possible that your distribution has chosen to modify etckeeper so + its default VCS is not git -- if they have please complain to them, + as they're making things unnecessarily difficult for you, and causing + unnecessary divergence of etckeeper installations. + You should only be using etckeeper with a VCS other than git if you're + in love with the other VCS. ] + +If you would like to use some other VCS, and `etckeeper init` has already +been run to set up a git repository, you have a decision to make: Is the +history recorded in that repository something you need to preserve, or can +you afford to just blow it away and check the current /etc into the new +VCS? In the latter case, you just need to follow three steps: |