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Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:44:19 -0600
From: Dale <rdalek1967@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [gentoo-user]  tools currently available for update of etc files
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Harry Putnam wrote:
> I remember discussion of one or more fairly new tools designed to ease
> the update of etc files following updates.
>
> Can anyone say what tools are currently available.
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>   

dispatch-conf works.  May want to try them all and pick the one you
like.  I like etc-update as far as the update process.  I like this one
because it keeps backups of the old config files.

It's like the cereal aisle, your choice.

Dale

:-)  :-)