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@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@ etckeeper is a collection of tools to let /etc be stored in a git repository. It hooks into apt to automatically commit changes made to /etc -during package upgrades. It uses `metastore` to track 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 git. +during package upgrades. It uses [metastore][1] to track 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 +git. + [1]: http://david.hardeman.nu/software.php ## security warnings @@ -159,12 +161,13 @@ Two blog posts provided inspiration for techniques used by etckeeper: * http://www.jukie.net/~bart/blog/20070312134706 * http://bryan-murdock.blogspot.com/2007/07/put-etc-under-revision-control-with-git.html -isisetup (http://www.isisetup.ch/) has some of the same aims as etckeeper, -however, unlike it, etckeeper does not aim to be a git porcelain with its -own set of commands for manipulating the /etc repository. Instead, -etckeeper provides a simple setup procedure and hooks for setting up an /etc -repsository, and then gets out of your way; you manage the repository using -regular git commands. +[isisetup][2] has some of the same aims as etckeeper, however, unlike it, +etckeeper does not aim to be a git porcelain with its own set of commands +for manipulating the /etc repository. Instead, etckeeper provides a simple +setup procedure and hooks for setting up an /etc repsository, and then gets +out of your way; you manage the repository using regular git commands. + + [2]: http://www.isisetup.ch/ ## license diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control index 01735ab..42ab9c5 100644 --- a/debian/control +++ b/debian/control @@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 5), dpkg-dev (>= 1.9.0) Maintainer: Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org> Standards-Version: 3.7.2 Vcs-Git: git://git.kitenet.net/etckeeper +Homepage: http://kitenet.net/~joey/code/etckeeper/ Package: etckeeper Architecture: all |