> I hasten to add that one genuinely good use for front ends like that
> is to watch what they do to the actual configuration files, and learn
> from it. (Learning to configure fetchmail is a whole lot easier when
> you see how fetchmailconf builds a .fetchmailrc, for instance.) I just
> don't think Linuxconf is the best tool for that.
Indeed, linuxconf does just that. In graphical mode, you have a pane
at the bottom showing all files modified. For each file, you can
view the diff between the new version and the old version
browse the RCS archive (linuxconf archive configuration
file in RCS)
Recover the old version or any version in the RCS archive
Just plain edit the file
Unfortunatly, while this stuff is old, redhat is not shipping it.
You can even turn "interactive update" on. A popup shows up with a diff
every time you modify a file with Linuxconf. You are free to accept the change,
reject it (nothing will be written) or even modify the change using an editor.
There is also another log showing every commands made by linuxconf and why.
Oddly, all the argument about front-end not helping you learn is so odd. I am
receiving mail every week from people who really learned linux through
Linuxconf (not the one ship by redhat mind you). Some even learned
using linuxconf and for some task, they used an editor, for some stick with
Linuxconf and for some, uses both.
I suggest you read http://www.solucorp.qc.ca/linuxconf/framework.hc
Good day!
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http://www.solucorp.qc.ca/miscprj/s_context.hc
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