using RCS to track system changes
David Hummel
dhml at comcast.net
Mon Dec 26 14:18:45 EST 2005
On Mon, Dec 26, 2005 at 01:48:51PM -0500, Robert La Ferla wrote:
>
> Tom Metro wrote:
> >I also use RCS to track configuration file changes, and I'm not sure
> >why this isn't a widely recommended practice.
>
> Very interesting. However, why RCS? Most people use CVS and better
> yet SVN (subversion) these days.
Because CVS/SVN is overkill for tracking config files that are scattered
all over /etc and elsewhere. Much easier to just ci -l.
-David
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