I don't think etc-update does this for us now so here's a request: it would be very useful if etc-update would (perhaps optionally) save config files it overwrites (either automatically or interactively). Let's say it renames a file to something like ._bak####_filename or ._bakCCYYMMDDHHMM_filename. Mark Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. 2. 3.
read about use-rcs in dispatch-conf.conf
My understanding (based on the Forums since the file mentioned is useless re: comments, man dispatch-conf returns nothing, and there is no /usr/doc/dispatch-conf) is dispatch-conf is a separate utility, not part of etc-update. This is obviously something the etc-update should, at least optionally, do. Not only does this allow you to back out if the updated file is borked, but it also saves people from accidentally overwriting config files. It can't be too complicated to add some code to the script to save a copy of the file being overwritten. Mark
dispatch-conf is used by portage afaik ... nick could back me up on this and/or re-open the bug ... /etc/dispatch-conf.conf
