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List:       gentoo-user
Subject:    Re: [gentoo-user] config file '/etc/mtab' needs updating
From:       Jack <ostroffjh () users ! sourceforge ! net>
Date:       2023-04-11 15:37:19
Message-ID: CVMKHT7V.FOOMPGVC.EX6SUEGX () E2WYCENN ! LJFU22SM ! DQIGHNIK
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On 2023.04.11 09:14, Matt Connell wrote:
> On Mon, 2023-04-10 at 23:44 -0600, thelma@sys-concept.com wrote:
> > After update I get:
> > * IMPORTANT: config file '/etc/mtab' needs updating.
> >
> > What is this, don't remember seeing it before.
> >
> > cfg-update -u
> > doesn't give me an option to view it.
> >
> >
> 
> dispatch-conf will show you what is being changed and give you the
> option to use/zap the change.
> 
> I never even knew cfg-update existed (I've always used dispatch-conf).

I've been using etc-update.  It has an interactive merge feature (only  
two-way, not three) and I sometimes do the merge manually in emacs,  
which has a three-way merge, although I have not used it.

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