[H-GEN] CVS for /etc management

[Greg Black]

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David Findlay wrote:

| I want to use CVS to manage my /etc files on my server. Can one point me to a
| HOWTO on this, or some tips on what to do and what not to do? Thanks,

If you need to ask, you don't want to mix CVS and your /etc
directory -- learn about it by practising on something much less
important to the health of your system and then, if you're wise,
decide to forget CVS altogether[1].

Greg

[1] Of course, there are gazillions of people who think CVS is
    just great, but I'm not one of them.

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