On Tue, 2003-10-21 at 15:39, Rick [Kitty5] wrote:
> IMO etc-update should make a backup copy of all files replaced
>
> Rick
You can do this with two small changes. First, add the --backup option
to mv_opts in /etc/etc-update.conf. Note: The default backup option will
create a single backup named filename~. If you do want to maintain
previous backups, you can use something like --backup=numbered. Take a
look at the man info page for other backup options.
The second change is to the etc-update program itself. Unfortunately,
etc-update's current method using when using '-5' is to reset mv_opts to
"". To add backups when using the '-5' option open /usr/sbin/etc-update
in an editor and locate the lines:
if (( ${input} == -5 )); then
input=-3
export mv_opts=""
fi
Change the export line to: export mv_opts="--backup". Or
--backup=numbered etc.
Good Luck,
Doug
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