rpmconf - tool to handle rpmnew and rpmsave files

[Miroslav Suchý]

I've been tired for some time of watching rpmnew and rpmsave files. I've 
been looking for some tool, but did not find any, so I wrote my own.

http://miroslav.suchy.cz/fedora/rpmconf/rpmconf

Before I spend more times on this script, I would like to hear your 
opinion. Do you find it useful? Did it already exists and I miss it in 
my search? Do you see any bugs there?

What it does:
- run "rpmconf --help" and you will see :)
- it search all config file of all installed packages and check if file 
with .rpmsave or .rpmnew exists.
- It allows you to see diff of this file against current file.
- It allows you to keep current version or the other one (rpmsave or 
rpmnew one).
- it deletes .rpmsave and .rpmnew files which are identical to current file
- after your choice it deletes the unwanted file.

And what it does not do:
- it do not delete anything. At least until you comment out DEBUG 
variable on begging of script.
- it does not search for *all* rpmsave and rpmnew files. It only search 
for installed configuration files. If package has been uninstalled and 
rpmsave has been left behind, then I do not care. If rpmsave or rpmnew 
has been created in past and now the config file is not presented in 
package any more, then I do not care too.

And before you comment out DEBUG variable, obvious question. Do you have 
backups? :)

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Miroslav Suchy
Red Hat Satellite Engineering