Public bug reported: I use etckeeper 0.61ubuntu2 and git 1:1.7.9.5-1 in precise. "etckeeper unclean" returns wrong information, in fact, I have never managed for it to tell me the directory contains uncommited changes.
$ sudo git status # On branch master # Changes to be committed: # (use "git reset HEAD <file>..." to unstage) # # modified: .etckeeper # deleted: cups/subscriptions.conf # # Changes not staged for commit: # (use "git add <file>..." to update what will be committed) # (use "git checkout -- <file>..." to discard changes in working directory) # # modified: .etckeeper # modified: apt/sources.list # $ sudo etckeeper unclean $ ** Affects: etckeeper (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: precise -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to etckeeper in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1096491 Title: "etckeeper unclean" is broken To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/etckeeper/+bug/1096491/+subscriptions -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs