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32 .Nd merge configuration files, et al during an upgrade
36 .Op Fl m Ar /path/to/sources
37 .Op Fl t Ar /path/to/temp/root
41 .Op Fl A Ar architecture
46 utility is a Bourne shell script which is designed to aid you
47 in updating the various configuration and other files
52 recommended that you back up your
54 directory before beginning this process.
57 .Pa /usr/src/etc/Makefile
58 to build a temporary root environment from
60 down, populating that environment with the various
62 You can specify a different source directory
65 command line option, or specify the destination
69 It then compares each file in that environment
70 to its installed counterpart.
71 When the script finds a
72 change in the new file, or there is no installed
73 version of the new file it gives you four options to
75 You can install the new file as is,
76 delete the new file, merge the old and new
77 files (as appropriate) using
79 or leave the file in the temporary root environment to
82 By default it creates the temporary root in
86 version $Id/$FreeBSD strings for files that have them, deleting
87 the temporary file if the strings match.
89 no $Id string, or if the strings are different it
90 compares the files themselves.
92 also specify that the script ignore the $Id strings and
95 The merge menu option is designed to let you easily combine your
96 customizations from the old version of a file into the new one.
97 While you can use the merge function to incorporate changes from
98 files that you have not customized,
99 it is not recommended.
103 utility checks your umask and issues a warning for anything
105 While it is not mandatory to grant
106 world read permissions for most configuration files, you
107 may run into problems without them.
109 umask other than 022 and experience trouble later this
111 .Pa /etc/master.passwd
112 is treated as a special case.
113 If you choose to install
114 this file or a merged version of it the file permissions
115 are always 600 (rw-------) for security reasons.
117 installing an updated version of this file you should
120 with the -p option to rebuild your password databases
124 The script uses the owner and group id's
125 that the files are created with by
126 .Pa /usr/src/etc/Makefile ,
127 and file permissions as specified by the umask.
128 Unified diffs are used by default to display any
129 differences unless you choose context diffs.
133 utility will source scripts that you specify right before
134 it starts the comparison, and after it is done running.
135 The easiest way to handle this is to place the path
136 to the script(s) in the appropriate variables in your
139 The script sourced before comparison is named in
140 .Ev MM_PRE_COMPARE_SCRIPT ,
141 and the one sourced after the script is done is
143 This is the recommended way to specify local modifications,
144 or files that you want to give special handling to.
145 This includes files that you want to be deleted without
147 Because the named scripts are sourced from within
149 all of the script's variables are available for use in
152 .Pa /etc/mergemaster.rc
153 which will be read before
155 Options specified on the command line are updated last,
156 and therefore can override both files.
158 The options are as follows:
161 Perform a strict comparison, diff'ing every pair of files.
162 This comparison is performed line by line,
163 without regard to CVS $Id's.
165 Use context diffs instead of unified diffs.
169 on a previously cleaned directory, skipping the creation of
170 the temporary root environment.
171 This option is compatible
172 with all other options.
174 Be more verbose about the process.
175 You should probably use
176 this option the first time you run
178 This option also gives you a list of files that exist
179 only in the installed version of
183 This option will leave all the files that
184 differ from the installed versions in the temporary directory
185 to be dealt with by hand.
188 directory exists, it creates a new one in a previously
189 non-existent directory.
190 This option unsets the verbose flag,
191 but is compatible with all other options.
195 Display usage and help information.
197 Automatically install any files that do not exist in the
198 destination directory.
201 Compares only files known to be essential to the success of
202 {build|install}world,
209 compares your rc.conf[.local] options to the defaults.
211 Preserve files that you replace in
212 .Pa /var/tmp/mergemaster/preserved-files-<date> ,
213 or another directory you specify in your
216 .It Fl m Ar /path/to/sources
217 Specify the path to the directory where you want to do the
219 (In other words, where your sources are, but -s was already
221 .It Fl t Ar /path/to/temp/root
222 Create the temporary root environment in
223 .Pa /path/to/temp/root
224 instead of the default
225 .Pa /var/tmp/temproot .
227 Add the date and time to the name of the temporary
229 If -t is specified, this option must
230 follow it if you want the date added too.
232 Specify a numeric umask.
235 Supply an alternate screen width to the
237 command in numbers of columns.
239 .It Fl A Ar architecture
240 Specify an alternative
244 Specify the destination directory for the installed files.
246 Attempt to auto upgrade files that have not been user modified.
253 environment variable if set.
258 specifies a program outside
262 without specifying the full path,
264 prompts you with options on how to proceed.
266 .Ev MM_PRE_COMPARE_SCRIPT
269 variables are used as described above.
270 Other variables that are used by the script internally
273 as described in more detail below.
275 .Bl -tag -width $HOME/.mergemasterrc -compact
276 .It Pa /etc/mergemaster.rc
277 .It Pa $HOME/.mergemasterrc
284 (source) these files if they exist.
286 will override rc file options.
287 .Pa $HOME/.mergemasterrc
289 .Pa /etc/mergemaster.rc .
291 with all values commented out:
294 # These are options for mergemaster, with their default values listed
295 # The following options have command line overrides
297 # Directory to install the temporary root environment into
298 #TEMPROOT='/var/tmp/temproot'
300 # Strict comparison bypasses the CVS $Id tests and compares every file
303 # Type of diff, such as unified, context, etc.
306 # Additional options for diff. This will get unset when using -s.
307 #DIFF_OPTIONS='-I$\&FreeBSD:.*[$]' # Ignores CVS Id tags
309 # Verbose mode includes more details and additional checks
312 # Automatically install files that do not exist on the system already
315 # Compare /etc/rc.conf[.local] to /etc/defaults/rc.conf
318 # Preserve files that you replace
320 #PRESERVE_FILES_DIR=/var/tmp/mergemaster/preserved-files-`date +%y%m%d-%H%M%S`
322 # Sourcedir is the directory to do the 'make' in (where the new files are)
323 #SOURCEDIR='/usr/src/etc'
325 # The umask for mergemaster to compare the default file's modes to
328 # Specify the destination directory for the installed files
331 # The following options have no command line overrides
332 # For those who just cannot stand including the full path to PAGER
335 # If you set 'yes' above, make sure to include the PATH to your pager
336 #PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin
338 # Don't compare the old and new motd files
341 # Specify the path to scripts to run before the comparison starts,
342 # and/or after the script has finished its work
343 #MM_PRE_COMPARE_SCRIPT=
347 Exit status is 0 on successful completion, or if the user bails out
348 manually at some point during execution.
350 Exit status is 1 if it fails for one of the following reasons:
352 Invalid command line option
354 Failure to create the temporary root environment
356 Failure to populate the temporary root
358 Typically all you will need to do is type
360 at the prompt and the script will do all the work for you.
362 To use context diff's and have
364 explain more things as it goes along, use:
366 .Dl # mergemaster -cv
370 put the temporary root environment in
374 .Dl # mergemaster -t /usr/tmp/root
376 To specify a 110 column screen with a strict
379 .Dl # mergemaster -sw 110
388 .Pa /usr/src/etc/Makefile
390 .%O http://www.FreeBSD.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/makeworld.html
391 .%T The Cutting Edge (using make world)
397 utility was first publicly available on one of my
398 web pages in a much simpler form under the name
401 The idea for creating the
402 temporary root environment comes from Nik Clayton's
403 make world tutorial which is referenced above.
405 This manual page and the script itself were written by
406 .An Douglas Barton Aq DougB@FreeBSD.org .
408 There are no known bugs.
409 Please report any problems,
410 comments or suggestions to the author.
412 improvements to this program have come from user