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@@ -85,17 +85,11 @@ further changes: Rinse, lather, repeat. -etckeeper hooks into apt so changed or new files caused by installing or -upgrading packages will automatically be added and committed. -(`etckeeper-post-apt` uses `git-add .`, so any new files in /etc that arn't -gitignored will be added.) - -If a package *removes* a file from /etc, etckeeper does not automatically -commit this removal, though it will let you know that the file was removed. -You can manually remove it with commands like these; - - git rm init.d/somedaemon rc*.d/*somedaemon - git commit -a "removed somedaemon" +etckeeper hooks into apt so changes to files in /etc caused by installing or +upgrading packages will automatically be committed. (`etckeeper-post-apt` +uses `git-add .`, so any new files in /etc that arn't gitignored will be +added. If it auto-adds files you don't want added, put them in +`.gitignore`.) You can use any git commands you like, but do keep in mind that, if you check out a different branch or an old version, git is operating directly |