On Wed, 26 Oct 2022 10:21:06 -0600, Grant Taylor wrote: > > dispatch-conf even gives you the opportunity to edit it before > > applying. > > Yep. > > I almost always reject the changes suggested on config files that I've > modified and accept them on files that I've not modified. > > I really do wish that there was a better way to manage this, likely > involving diffs / deltas. E.g. what changed between the N distribution > file and the N+1 distribution file. Can that same change be safely > applied to the N' distribution file to create the N'+1 file?
conf-update allows you to merge the new and old files, prompting you to pick which to use on each differing section, with a further option to edit the lines. That way you can keep your changed lines but still add lines relating to new config options. -- Neil Bothwick Top Oxymorons Number 36: Alone together
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