How to check what files have been customised in /etc?

[Drew Einhorn]

create /etc git repo on os install
daily commit cron job

keeps an eye on rolling release config changes you want to be aware of
and keeps track of what you have forgotten


On Sun, Dec 13, 2020 at 3:01 AM Chris Green <cl at isbd.net> wrote:

> I try as far as possible to keep my system 'standard' with as much as
> possible of the custmisation being in /home where I use mercurial to
> keep track of changes (and which is preserved when OS is upgraded).
>
> However there are inevitably a few global customisations in /etc and
> I'd like to track them as well if possible.  I can configure ways to
> track them now but can anyone suggest a way to find all the changes I
> have done over the years in /etc?  I don't think there are all that
> many of them but I know there are some and there are likely to be some
> I can't remember how I did.
>
> A typical example is that I have changed /etc/systemd/system/anacron.timer
> to change the times when anacron does its checks.  I wanted to change
> this recently and it took me ages to find out what to change.  I want
> to find and start tracking changes like this.
>
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Drew Einhorn
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