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Find and tar all changed config files in /etc. Kudos to blast_hardcheese https://serverfault.com/a/658796
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#! /bin/bash
[ -z "$1" ] && { (>&2 echo "Usage: $0 <backup.tar>"); exit 1; }
touch "$1" || { (>&2 echo "Cannot write to $1"); exit 1; }
find /etc -type f | grep -vFf <(debsums -e 2>/dev/null | sed 's/[[:space:]]*OK$//') | xargs tar cf "$1" 2>/dev/null
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