Unix Tip: BACKUP CRITICAL SYSTEM FILES

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Unix Tip 3546 - October 24, 2012

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BACKUP CRITICAL SYSTEM FILES

Before modifying critical system files, make a backup copy
using the date as an extension:

$ cp /etc/hosts /etc/hosts.971006

If you keep a number of these they provide a potentially
valuable archive as well as a means of finding out any
changes that have been made and when.



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