-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Randall R Schulz wrote: > On Sunday 04 November 2007 07:43, G T Smith wrote: >> ... >> >> In this case, and at this point I am more interested in data files, >> and working out whether it would be useful to exclude unchanged RPM >> installed data files from an archiving process. > > Why don't you simply segregate your use of the file system so that your > data files never reside in the same place (same directory or hierarchy) > as those that constitute installed software? > > > Randall Schulz
Data files include configuration files... and some of these appear in some damn odd places... It would be useful if everything was kept under /etc configuration data or /home for user data but /var and /opt pick up fair bit of data related stuff as well, (e.g. DNS and mysql data is usually kept under /var) putting things kept here in non-standard locations is probably not wise, therefore it is not something one can really make a general assumption about. One can also accumulates a fair bit in various ~/. dirs and files under home directories some of which are rarely (if at all) modified which further adds to the mix... So in essence it is not that simple... and as I said I am more interested at this stage in working out whether it would be a useful thing to do, before I spend time trying to implement it..., if it offers no tangible benefit it will not be done... - -- ============================================================================== I have always wished that my computer would be as easy to use as my telephone. My wish has come true. I no longer know how to use my telephone. Bjarne Stroustrup ============================================================================== -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFHLf/0asN0sSnLmgIRAgo0AKCjmnMK5d5qDWXr50TA1Cb0gzOoYACg7Rts Dk7ag/spQ0Jf9cU48ZWrVu4= =0mzQ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
