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@@ -60,24 +60,24 @@ contains such special files. ## tutorial -A quick walkthrough of using etckeeper. +A quick walkthrough of using etckeeper. 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 git hooks if they don't already exist, +and so on. It does *not* commit any files into to git, but does `git-add` all +interesting files for an initial commit. etckeeper init -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 -git hooks if they don't already exist, and so on. It does *not* commit any -files into to git, but does `git-add` all interesting files for an initial -commit. So you might want to use git status to check that it includes all +Now you might want to use git status to check that it includes all the right files, and none of the wrong files. And you can edit the -.gitignore and so forth. Once you're ready: +.gitignore and so forth. Once you're ready, it's time to commit: cd /etc git commit -m "initial checkin" git gc # pack git repo to save a lot of space -After this first checkin, you can use regular git commands to check in +After this first commit, you can use regular git commands to handle further changes: passwd someuser |