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From: brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Updating with 2.1.5
Date: 22 Aug 1996 16:56:56 +0100
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reyes01@ibm.net wrote:
: I just got FreeBSD 2.1.5 and I want to install it over a 2.1 version. I read the readme
: file in the disk and it sounds like there is no "easy" way to do the update.
: I don't mind installing again, but I wanted to know what files should I
: backup and how do I back them up. I know I want to keep the files from
: the home directory. What else should I keep?
Just copy the /etc directory, and modify the new /etc directory while
refering to you old one after installation. When you install on top
of an existing installation, the disklabel bit asks you to fill in your
partitions - but shows all your existing ones. All you have to do is
assign the mountpoints. The old filesystems get used and you don't
have to backup/restore anything except modifications made to the system
itself.
Of course, if you've installing on top of 2.0.5, the filesystem format
has changed, so this is a bit dangerous ! It worked for me ('till I had
re-newfs'd all my partitions), but I've heard some nasty problems !
: Is there an easy way to list all files upated in the last X number of days?
As someone mentioned, "find / -mtime -X".
--
Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....