Christopher Smith wrote: > I had a book I'd just gotten that I left on a Northwest flight. > (*Automating UNIX and Linux Administration (The Expert's Voice)* > <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1590592123/ref=ase_kaybee-20/102-2787650-1230512?v=glance&s=books> > > by Kirk Bauer > <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/index=books&field-author=Bauer%2C%20Kirk/102-2787650-1230512> > Great book.) Anyhow, it mentions a tool like "diff" to update > configuration files using shell scripts. I can't for the lift of me > remember what that utility was, despite much googling. Anyone have any > idea? I'm reordering the book, but hate to wait. > > I pulled the copy off of my shelf - the only thing I can see that you might be talking about is Mark Burgess' cfengine. Which may or may not be a good solution for you depending on what you have in mind. He also has some of his own shell scripts in there, but if you're looking for a package name I expect cfengine is what you're looking for http://www.cfengine.org > Thanks, > > Chris Smith > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list