NAME
etc-update - handle configuration file updates
SYNOPSIS
etc-update [options] [--automode <mode>] [paths to scan]
DESCRIPTION
etc-update is supposed to be run after merging a new package to see if there are updates to the configuration files. If a new configuration file will override an old one, etc-update will prompt the user for a decision.
etc-update will check all directories specified on the command line. If no paths are given, then the CONFIG_PROTECT variable will be used. All config files found in CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK will automatically be updated for you by etc-update. See make.conf(5) for more information.
etc-update respects the normal PORTAGE_CONFIGROOT and EROOT variables for finding the aforementioned config protect variables.
OPTIONS
- -d, --debug
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Run with shell tracing enabled.
- -h, --help
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Surprisingly, show the help output.
- -p, --preen
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Automerge trivial changes only and quit.
- -v, --verbose
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Show settings and important decision info while running.
- --automode <mode>
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Select one of the automatic merge modes. Valid modes are: -3 -5 -7 -9. See the --help text for more details.
REPORTING BUGS
Please report bugs via https://bugs.gentoo.org/
AUTHORS
Jochem Kossen and Leo Lipelis Karl Trygve Kalleberg <[email protected]> Mike Frysinger <[email protected]>
FILES
- /etc/etc-update.conf
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Configuration settings for etc-update are stored here.
SEE ALSO
dispatch-conf(1), make.conf(5)