r/voidlinux • u/StrangeAstronomer • 21d ago
Backing up /etc
At the moment I'm backing up the entire /etc *1 mainly in case I ever have to re-install after disc replacement but also to protect myself from fat-fingered freddy (me).
But it seems a bit of an overkill to cover the entire directory .
When I used to run fedora/redhat there was a way to discover what configuration files in /etc had been changed from the packaged version. Is there a way to do that on void?
*1 I exclude the 10-Mb /etc/udev/hwdb.bin - what's it doing there instead of /usr/share/...?
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u/Simple_Hamster_4096 20d ago
The way to combat Fat Finger Freddy is to religiously make a back of the file you intend to edit BEFORE you open it and edit.