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Diffstat (limited to 'sysutils/etcupdate/files/etcupdate.8')
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diff --git a/sysutils/etcupdate/files/etcupdate.8 b/sysutils/etcupdate/files/etcupdate.8 index 51dd7171626..897f08dcabe 100644 --- a/sysutils/etcupdate/files/etcupdate.8 +++ b/sysutils/etcupdate/files/etcupdate.8 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $NetBSD: etcupdate.8,v 1.3 2001/11/21 11:58:07 martti Exp $ +.\" $NetBSD: etcupdate.8,v 1.4 2001/11/22 15:39:31 martti Exp $ .\" .\" Copyright (c) 2001 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc. .\" All rights reserved. @@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ .Pa /etc .Sh SYNOPSIS .Nm +.Op Fl b Ar binfile .Op Fl h .Op Fl p Ar pager .Op Fl s Ar srcdir @@ -53,28 +54,34 @@ .Nm is a tool to update the configuration and startup files in .Pa /etc +(and some other directories like +.Pa /dev +and +.Pa /root ) without the need of manually checking and modifying every file. The user should run this script after performing an operating system update (e.g. after running .Pa make build in -.Pa /usr/src ) -to use the latest configuration and startup files during reboot. +.Pa /usr/src +or after extracting the binary distribution files) +to use the latest configuration and startup files. .Pp .Nm will first create a copy of the new configuration and startup files -(by running +(by either running .Pa make distribution in -.Pa /usr/src/etc ) -and compare these against the currently installed files. The user is given -the option of installing, merging or deleting each modified or missing file. +.Pa /usr/src/etc +or extracting the given binary distribution files) and compare these +against the currently installed files. The user is given the option +of installing, merging or deleting each modified or missing file. .Pp .Nm also detects if the user installs certain special files and performs -corresponding tasks like remaking the device nodes or rebuilding a database +corresponding tasks like remaking device nodes or rebuilding a database from the -.Pa /etc/mail/aliases +.Xr aliases 5 file. .Sh ENVIRONMENT .Bl -tag -width TEMPROOT @@ -132,21 +139,29 @@ settings. You have just upgraded your .Nx host from 1.5.2 to 1.5.3 and now it's time -to update the configuration files as well. This can be done with the -following command: +to update the configuration files as well. +To update the configuration files from the sources (if you have the +.Pa /usr/src +directory): .Dl etcupdate .Pp -To get a better idea what's going on, use the -.Fl v -flag: -.Dl etcupdate -v -.Pp The default location of the source files is .Pa /usr/src but this may be overridden with the .Fl s Ar srcdir command line argument: .Dl etcupdate -s /some/where/src +.Pp +To update the configuration files from binary distribution packages +(note that you can specify more than one +.Fl b Ar binfile +argument): +.Dl etcupdate -b /some/where/etc.tgz +.Pp +To get a better idea what's going on, use the +.Fl v +flag: +.Dl etcupdate -v .Sh AUTHORS The script was written by Martti Kuparinen <martti@netbsd.org> and |