From 6300374281888b2f738f719e057b5e74db9706f5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joey Hess Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2007 18:43:39 -0500 Subject: polish --- README | 16 +++++----------- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) (limited to 'README') diff --git a/README b/README index 6fb04d9..690b669 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -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 -- cgit v1.2.3