that's great ! I will use /etc/mergemaster.rc to upgrade my FB 8.0.

Mike Clarke-17 wrote:
> 
> On Monday 26 July 2010, zaxis wrote:
> 
>> I want to upgrade my freebsd 8.0  to 8.1.  I have read all the steps
>> about upgrading freebsd. I feel mergemaster  is difficult to use e.g.
>> which parameters should i use ?   (you may wish to use -U or -ai or
>> -Fi)
> 
> I have the following in /etc/mergemaster.rc instead of having to 
> remember the command line options each time:
> 
> # Install the new file if it differs only by VCS Id (-F)
> FREEBSD_ID=yes
> #
> # Automatically upgrade files that have not been user modified (-U)
> AUTO_UPGRADE=yes
> #
> # Automatically install files not on the system already (-i)
> AUTO_INSTALL=yes
> #
> # Preserve files that you replace
> PRESERVE_FILES=yes
> #
> # Delete stale files in /etc/rc.d without prompting
> DELETE_STALE_RC_FILES=yes
> #
> # Compare /etc/rc.conf[.local] to /etc/defaults/rc.conf (-C)
> COMP_CONFS=yes
> #
> ######################################################
> # The following options have no command line overrides
> ######################################################
> #
> # Files to always avoid comparing
> IGNORE_FILES='/etc/motd /etc/printcap'
> #
> # Additional options for diff.  This will get unset when using -s.
> DIFF_OPTIONS='-Bb'     # Ignore changes in whitespace
> 
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