backup systems. (Use Amanda!!)

[jabr at abreau.net (John Abreau)]

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Derek Atkins <warlord at MIT.EDU> writes:

> That's not the question at all.  I want to save configuration
> files.  I don't want to save, e.g. /lib/libc.so
> 
> -derek

If you're using an RPM-based system, then you can use the -V mode of rpm 
to generate a list of all files from rpm packages with associated status 
flags, and grep for the ones that are still identical to their packaged 
state. Then use the results to build your exclusion list. 


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