From 10bfd242b773ba54a5cc961915d5f2af309d6135 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joey Hess Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2009 22:51:37 -0500 Subject: etckeeper commit may not always auto-run --- README | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'README') diff --git a/README b/README index 934dd84..4fdaa34 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -81,7 +81,10 @@ 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 -performed during the package installation. +performed during the package installation. If not, your first step is to +run it by hand: + + etckeeper init The `etckeeper init` command is careful to never overwrite existing files or directories in /etc. It will create a `.gitignore` if one doesn't -- cgit v1.2.3