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authorUlf Magnusson <ulfalizer@gmail.com>2019-05-19 03:07:47 +0200
committerUlf Magnusson <ulfalizer@gmail.com>2019-05-19 03:07:47 +0200
commit50ded1daebc6cc7e133ac02912fd184aba5f642d (patch)
tree6871bdc2f5ca7662c85d467d0312ba75d9bc3260 /oldconfig.py
parentaed7b408e777e369e6f464a8c2237d3c0504beab (diff)
Make .config.old easier to discover
Mention that the old version of an overwritten configuration file is saved to <filename>.old in a few different places, to make it easier to discover.
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diff --git a/oldconfig.py b/oldconfig.py
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@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ Implements oldconfig functionality.
The default input/output filename is '.config'. A different filename can be
passed in the KCONFIG_CONFIG environment variable.
+When overwriting a configuration file, the old version is saved to
+<filename>.old (e.g. .config.old).
+
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