[gentoo-user] Re: How should I clean up my broken system?

[Harry Putnam]

Volker Armin Hemmann <volkerarmin@××××××××××.com> writes:

> well, cfg-update keeps a backup. It detects manual edits and try to
> resolve conflicts resulting from that automatically. Which works
> surprisingly well. If

Volker gave me that same advice long ago, I've used cfg-update ever
since.

Its capable of dispatching meaningless file updates in the blink of an
eye, and offers several well known methods for resolving those that
need it.

I personally use vimdiff with it, but there are several other options.
Its just a good solid tool.