On 4/30/10 7:53 AM, Ed Leafe wrote: > On Apr 30, 2010, at 10:46 AM, Ricardo Aráoz wrote: > >> How do you back your preferences, and your Compiz settings? > > > I learned this trick from Paul McNett: I add my /etc directory to a git > repository (he used svn, but same idea), and then clone that repo to another > machine. Later, after the new server is running, I clone the repo back to the > new machine, and all my settings are restored.
I swear by this approach. Been doing it for years now on 10 servers. I get all the benefits of source control on my config files: logs, timestamps on the commits, being able to roll back, etc. etc. Paul _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
