On Thu, 30 May 2019 06:28:41 -0500, Dale wrote: > This is good advice. I sometimes look to see if there is anything > important to the changes. Most of the time, it is mostly the date or > something at the top, sometimes it even detects that and just does it > itself. Thing is, sometimes I just don't have time to wade through a > somewhat large file with a lot of changes that may not be important or > even worse, will change settings I made back to defaults that don't > work. Some files I let sit until I can figure out if I need them > updated or not. I'm fond of the zap new button.
A tool that shows just the differences, like cfg-update or conf-update, makes this easier. > A prime example, KDE config files. I have my desktop set up like I like > it. If I update the config file, it usually sets it back to the > default. That's one I like to spend time on if I update it. Another is > my network configs. Some settings are done differently and won't work > if I use the updated file or it resets to default. KDE config files shouldn't be in CONFIG_PROTECTed directories, it's generally configured at user level. -- Neil Bothwick Octal: (n.) a base-8 counting system designed so that one hand may count upon the fingers of the other. Thumbs are not used, and the index finger is reserved for the 'carry.'
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