Date: Sun, 02 Mar 2008 12:02:01 -0800 From: Bob Frazier <bobf@mrp3.com> To: doc@freebsd.org Subject: recommended addition for section 23.4.11.1 (mergemaster) Message-ID: <47CB07B9.6060200@mrp3.com>
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since using mergemaster with default arguments (as specified in the handbook) can create a LARGE amount of 'unnecessary prompting' for certain kinds of upgrades (let's say going from 6-STABLE to 7-STABLE), I recommend adding the following paragraph to section 23.4.11.1 (or at least something similar to it). "For experienced users, you may want to minimize the amount of prompting that mergemaster can generate, especially when upgrading major revisions, or when an update has not been performed in some time. To automatically update files that have not been modified, use the '-U' option. To automatically include new files without prompting you to add them, include the '-i' option. Using 'mergemaster -U -i' will greatly speed up the process for users that do not make major changes to the files in '/etc', but at the expense of not being able to control every single modification that is made."
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