How can I collect all the configuration files I modified in a system?
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Since the first installation of my system I modified various config files in /etc and I customised my system.
Copying the whole /etc for storage in a safe location before reinstalling/upgrading would slow down and potentially damage a new install, therefore how can I collect all and only the modified files?
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Since the first installation of my system I modified various config files in /etc and I customised my system.
Copying the whole /etc for storage in a safe location before reinstalling/upgrading would slow down and potentially damage a new install, therefore how can I collect all and only the modified files?
configuration
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Typically very hard to do properly. Looking at my own/etcI see plenty of files that are fairly recent and that I didn't change myself (likely due to automatic updates and a few recent installs). Not mentioning things that are links to files outside of/etc(like most/etc/systemdservices). Personally I keep a shadow of/etcfiles I change (/etc/hosts, for instance), so they get backed up with my stuff when I do backups. I can also edit them with my favorite graphical editor and justsudo cpthem when they are ready.
– xenoid
10 hours ago
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@xenoid That sounds like a decent solution - maybe not what OP is looking for, but still a solution. Could you post it as an answer?
– wjandrea
9 hours ago
It looks like my question is answered partially in unix.stackexchange.com/questions/72746/… and in the links posted there -> there is no simple way to do what I asked
– FarO
9 hours ago
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Since the first installation of my system I modified various config files in /etc and I customised my system.
Copying the whole /etc for storage in a safe location before reinstalling/upgrading would slow down and potentially damage a new install, therefore how can I collect all and only the modified files?
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Since the first installation of my system I modified various config files in /etc and I customised my system.
Copying the whole /etc for storage in a safe location before reinstalling/upgrading would slow down and potentially damage a new install, therefore how can I collect all and only the modified files?
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Typically very hard to do properly. Looking at my own/etcI see plenty of files that are fairly recent and that I didn't change myself (likely due to automatic updates and a few recent installs). Not mentioning things that are links to files outside of/etc(like most/etc/systemdservices). Personally I keep a shadow of/etcfiles I change (/etc/hosts, for instance), so they get backed up with my stuff when I do backups. I can also edit them with my favorite graphical editor and justsudo cpthem when they are ready.
– xenoid
10 hours ago
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@xenoid That sounds like a decent solution - maybe not what OP is looking for, but still a solution. Could you post it as an answer?
– wjandrea
9 hours ago
It looks like my question is answered partially in unix.stackexchange.com/questions/72746/… and in the links posted there -> there is no simple way to do what I asked
– FarO
9 hours ago
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Typically very hard to do properly. Looking at my own/etcI see plenty of files that are fairly recent and that I didn't change myself (likely due to automatic updates and a few recent installs). Not mentioning things that are links to files outside of/etc(like most/etc/systemdservices). Personally I keep a shadow of/etcfiles I change (/etc/hosts, for instance), so they get backed up with my stuff when I do backups. I can also edit them with my favorite graphical editor and justsudo cpthem when they are ready.
– xenoid
10 hours ago
1
@xenoid That sounds like a decent solution - maybe not what OP is looking for, but still a solution. Could you post it as an answer?
– wjandrea
9 hours ago
It looks like my question is answered partially in unix.stackexchange.com/questions/72746/… and in the links posted there -> there is no simple way to do what I asked
– FarO
9 hours ago
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Typically very hard to do properly. Looking at my own
/etc I see plenty of files that are fairly recent and that I didn't change myself (likely due to automatic updates and a few recent installs). Not mentioning things that are links to files outside of /etc (like most /etc/systemd services). Personally I keep a shadow of /etc files I change (/etc/hosts, for instance), so they get backed up with my stuff when I do backups. I can also edit them with my favorite graphical editor and just sudo cp them when they are ready.– xenoid
10 hours ago
Typically very hard to do properly. Looking at my own
/etc I see plenty of files that are fairly recent and that I didn't change myself (likely due to automatic updates and a few recent installs). Not mentioning things that are links to files outside of /etc (like most /etc/systemd services). Personally I keep a shadow of /etc files I change (/etc/hosts, for instance), so they get backed up with my stuff when I do backups. I can also edit them with my favorite graphical editor and just sudo cp them when they are ready.– xenoid
10 hours ago
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@xenoid That sounds like a decent solution - maybe not what OP is looking for, but still a solution. Could you post it as an answer?
– wjandrea
9 hours ago
@xenoid That sounds like a decent solution - maybe not what OP is looking for, but still a solution. Could you post it as an answer?
– wjandrea
9 hours ago
It looks like my question is answered partially in unix.stackexchange.com/questions/72746/… and in the links posted there -> there is no simple way to do what I asked
– FarO
9 hours ago
It looks like my question is answered partially in unix.stackexchange.com/questions/72746/… and in the links posted there -> there is no simple way to do what I asked
– FarO
9 hours ago
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Typically very hard to do properly. Looking at my own
/etcI see plenty of files that are fairly recent and that I didn't change myself (likely due to automatic updates and a few recent installs). Not mentioning things that are links to files outside of/etc(like most/etc/systemdservices). Personally I keep a shadow of/etcfiles I change (/etc/hosts, for instance), so they get backed up with my stuff when I do backups. I can also edit them with my favorite graphical editor and justsudo cpthem when they are ready.– xenoid
10 hours ago
1
@xenoid That sounds like a decent solution - maybe not what OP is looking for, but still a solution. Could you post it as an answer?
– wjandrea
9 hours ago
It looks like my question is answered partially in unix.stackexchange.com/questions/72746/… and in the links posted there -> there is no simple way to do what I asked
– FarO
9 hours ago