etc-update -q --automode -9 informs about any file that is about to be deleted/merged. This defeats the point of having a quiet automode, as you really do not care what it is that is going to be gone. The relevant part is any output relating to errors, but that'll be lost if you have to stick &>/dev/null into the command. This is a valid problem in automation. In automode -5, there may be a point of keeping the 'Replacing: ' output if you want to examine the results post hoc. I'd keep it as is. Please note that this is not a duplicate of #579968 Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1.sed -r 's/^mode/trigger/' /etc/etc-update.conf > /etc/._cfg0000_etc-update.conf 2.echo YES | etc-update -q --automode -9 3. Actual Results: # sed -r 's/^mode/trigger/' /etc/etc-update.conf > /etc/._cfg0000_etc-update.conf; echo YES | etc-update -q --automode -9 Deleting /etc/._cfg0000_etc-update.conf Expected Results: Nothing printed to stdout/stderr if all is well.
Created attachment 517554 [details, diff] etc-update automode quiet patch Patch makes etc-update -q --automode -9 really quiet.
