Date: Wed, 03 Feb 2016 00:47:39 +0000 From: bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: [Bug 206866] [handbook] Replace mergemaster(8) with newer etcupdate(8) utility for source upgrades Message-ID: <bug-206866-9@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>
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https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=206866 Bug ID: 206866 Summary: [handbook] Replace mergemaster(8) with newer etcupdate(8) utility for source upgrades Product: Documentation Version: Latest Hardware: Any OS: Any Status: New Severity: Affects Some People Priority: --- Component: Documentation Assignee: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Reporter: woodsb02@gmail.com The attached patch updates chapter 23 of the FreeBSD Handbook for "Updating and Upgrading FreeBSD" to replace all references to the mergemaster(8) utility with the newer etcupdate(8) utility when performing source upgrades. The benefit of the etcupdate(8) utility is that it provides 3-way merge functionality, meaning that the user does not need to review every difference between the new configuration file from the source tree and that already installed on the running system if they can be automatically merged. This change was recommended by feld@ and des@ on Twitter. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.
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