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Date:      Sun, 30 Aug 2015 11:10:53 -0453.75
From:      "William A. Mahaffey III" <wam@hiwaay.net>
Cc:        FreeBSD Questions !!!! <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: /etc files
Message-ID:  <55E329C3.2000809@hiwaay.net>
In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.20.1508301152560.87285@fledge.watson.org>
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On 08/30/15 11:02, doug@safeport.com wrote:
>
>
> On Sun, 30 Aug 2015, William A. Mahaffey III wrote:
>
>> On 08/30/15 10:49, doug wrote:
>>> On Sun, 30 Aug 2015, William A. Mahaffey III wrote:
>>>
>>>> I notice several files in my /etc directory whose filenames end in 
>>>> ':'. Are these system files ? If not, can I usefully delete them 
>>>> :-) ? TIA & have aq nice weekend.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Compare /etc to /usr/src/etc
>>>
>>
>>
>> No such directory on my box, I am guessing my virtually exclusive use 
>> of pkgng to maintain packages might be to blame. Other ideas ? TIA & 
>> have a good one.
>>
>  Modify freebsd-update to include src. Change components statement to be
>   Components src world kernel


Hmmmm .... OK, I'll try that. Right now I just do a 'freebsd-update 
fetch install', or 'freebsd-update fetch;  freebsd-update install', & I 
notice the Components line in freebsd-update.conf, so I (guess I) am off 
to the races. Thanks.


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	William A. Mahaffey III

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