Re: Clutz-Proof Logging



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From: owner-freebsd-questions@xxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@xxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Stan Halprin
Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2007 8:46 AM
To: freebsd-questions@xxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Clutz-Proof Logging


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From: Vizion <vizion@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
I am not certain if you are using X or console.

console

As far as file editing is concerned if the file is important
to you then you might
want to try saving a snapshot when you open the file and use
a small script to
both save the snapshot and do a diff report that stores the
differences between
the file when you opened it and when you saved it. opened.
That way you always >have as permanent a record as you wish to keep.

What is a snapshot? I could just make a backup copy of it,
which is what I was thinking of doing, and revert if
necessary. Of course, that supposes I remember to do that :/
I was hoping for some program smarter than me.
Thanks,
Stan


OK well I suggest you take a look at the bash shell and start writing a few simple shell scripts to manage your own needs - they can be simply achieved using your shell. If you want a book I suggest "Learning the Bash Shell" by Camerin Newham & Bill Rosenblatt. Well worth its $35 asking price- putting it to good use will save you hours of your valuable time. IMHO learning a shell is the first step to using any **ix OS effectively. You can also use on-line resources but for me a book is best<chuckles>

David

David system


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