etckeeper cheatsheet

etckeeper-cheatsheet.txt

* etckeeper
it's so sasy just do it
TODO:  how to sync / centralize / push to other server ?
(at least backup/sync the .git folder and you should be safe)

#VCS="git"
VCS="bzr"

# Above was the default in etckeeper.conf;
# changing from default bzr:  use the lines below 
# not necessary for 16.04

# use yum, rpm, or whatever is appropriate; here, we'll assume debian:
apt-get install etckeeper

etckconf=/etc/etckeeper/etckeeper.conf 
echo default before: `grep '^V' $etckconf`
perl -pi -e 's/^#VCS="git"/VCS="git"/; s/^VCS="bzr"/#VCS="bzr"/;' $etckconf
echo default after: `grep '^V' $etckconf`

# then type:
etckeeper init
cd /etc
git status  # see what's been added (Ubuntu 16.04 will commit for you, you'll see list of what was added scroll by)
git commit -m 'initial commit'
# the rest will be done automatically on a daily basis if you forget, but your manual commits will be more memorable.
# back up /etc/.git or  push your repo somewhere