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On Wed, 26 Oct 2022 10:21:06 -0600, Grant Taylor wrote: |
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> > dispatch-conf even gives you the opportunity to edit it before |
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> > applying. |
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> Yep. |
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> I almost always reject the changes suggested on config files that I've |
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> modified and accept them on files that I've not modified. |
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> I really do wish that there was a better way to manage this, likely |
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> involving diffs / deltas. E.g. what changed between the N distribution |
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> file and the N+1 distribution file. Can that same change be safely |
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> applied to the N' distribution file to create the N'+1 file? |
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conf-update allows you to merge the new and old files, prompting you to |
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pick which to use on each differing section, with a further option to |
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edit the lines. That way you can keep your changed lines but still add |
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lines relating to new config options. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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Top Oxymorons Number 36: Alone together |