hdparm.conf
Dick Davies
rasputnik at hellooperator.net
Tue Jul 26 20:46:14 UTC 2005
> > On Sat, July 23, 2005 1:55 pm, Chanchao said:
> > > Linux programmers seem to delight using these comment-characters (#) to
> > > 'disable' certain commands, so they become like examples. It even
> > > enriched the English language with the verbs 'to uncomment' and 'to
> > > comment out'.
> > >
> > > Very often when configuring stuff in Linux, it involves opening a config
> > > file that already includes loads of settings, but some, most, or all of
> > > them have been 'commented out' using #-characters. You can then select
> > > the settings you need by removing the # character using a text editor.
> > >
> > > All of this is the result of lazyness on the part of the developer(s)
> > > who didn't bother to program a basic screen or wizard to configure
> > > things. Furthermore, they even convinced themselves that config files
> > > are a Good Thing! As yet, they haven't convince me though.
No, really, they are.
Once you have your config file, you can mail it to a friend, or just tar up
/etc to backup a systems config.
You can backup a working config:
cp /etc/app.conf /etc/app.conf.timestamp
fancy 'last known good?'
cp /etc/app.conf.ok /etc/app.conf
want to know what changes you made in the last month?
diff /etc/app.conf /etc/app.conf.lastmonth
and so on. 30 years old traditions exist for a reason.
If you want a GUI, that's fine. But we don't all have them
- yes, headless servers could use a remote X server, but ssh is faster and
embedded systems don't have space for X client libraries.
Anyway, a *good* GUI wizard should be able to add or remove a leading hash, for
crying out loud...
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