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ETC-UPDATE(1)			    Portage			 ETC-UPDATE(1)

NAME
       etc-update - handle configuration file updates

SYNOPSIS
       etc-update [options] [--automode <mode>] [paths to scan]

DESCRIPTION
       etc-update  is supposed to be run after merging a new package to see if
       there are updates to the configuration files.  If a  new	 configuration
       file  will  override  an old one, etc-update will prompt the user for a
       decision.

       etc-update will check all directories specified on  the	command	 line.
       If  no  paths are given, then the CONFIG_PROTECT variable will be used.
       All config files found in  CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK  will  automatically  be
       updated for you by etc-update.  See make.conf(5) for more information.

       etc-update  respects  the normal PORTAGE_CONFIGROOT and EROOT variables
       for finding the aforementioned config protect variables.

OPTIONS
       -d, --debug
	      Run with shell tracing enabled.

       -h, --help
	      Surprisingly, show the help output.

       -p, --preen
	      Automerge trivial changes only and quit.

       -v, --verbose
	      Show settings and important decision info while running.

       --automode <mode>
	      Select one of the automatic merge modes.	Valid modes are: -3 -5
	      -7 -9.  See the --help text for more details.

REPORTING BUGS
       Please report bugs via http://bugs.gentoo.org/

AUTHORS
       Jochem Kossen and Leo Lipelis
       Karl Trygve Kalleberg <karltk@gentoo.org>
       Mike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org>

FILES
       /etc/etc-update.conf
	      Configuration settings for etc-update are stored here.

SEE ALSO
       dispatch-conf(1), make.conf(5)

Portage 2.2.8-r1		   Mar 2012			 ETC-UPDATE(1)

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