On Sun, 18 Mar 2007 08:58:05 +0100 Joe Hart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > John Hasler wrote: > > Joe Hart wrote: > >> What is the point of having all info stored in plain text files if one is > >> supposed to only use tools to edit them? > > > > There is no such suppostion. > > Reference: OP I (the OP in question) did not mean that you're never supposed to edit conffiles by hand; I meant just that for basic, standard edits the tools are often better, simpler, and more reliable. For more complex and nonstandard edits, you may want or even have to edit by hand. An additional advantage of readable conffiles is that you can (surprise!) read them to understand exactly what is going on. Celejar -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
