On Sat, 26 Aug 2017 06:02:07 -0700 (PDT) ray <r...@aarden.us> wrote: > > Thank you for the list of solutions. It is interesting that SVN can > be used with etckeeper. It looks like I should learn git. I have > used SVN for other things, but I am easily pulled from my comfort > zone for value.
Git is very widely used, and on important projects, so it is being vigorously maintained. It's probably the right choice for new projects. > > There is an interesting challenge here on where/how to keep > repositories on a laptop. It is valuable to have them locally as > often my problems are networking; if the repositories are local, I > can use another box to view them, but sometimes it may be a challenge > to move files when connectivity is lost. I am sure there is an > architecture that will be suitable. Git creates a repository (by default) within the directory you base it on, so copying the directory copies the repository. Git, both command-line and GUI, exists for *nix and Windows, and a repository can be operated from either. A backup of /etc to a USB stick, containing a git repository, can be opened by git on another machine, and another platform. I actually use git mostly on Windows, and mostly for its 'intended' use with software, though I also use it to track circuit diagrams and PCB layouts under construction. -- Joe
