How to document configurations

VBAHole22 · 06-01-2004, 02:51 PM

I want to create a text file that has a listing of all of my current configurations. What command would I use to:

1)create the text file the first time
2)append to the end of it each time

I want to send things to this text file like the results of ifconfig

If I wanted a good snapshot of the system settings what other commands could I send the results of to this text file?

Without this forum it would be no Linux for me!

youngstorm · 06-01-2004, 02:56 PM

Hi,

run "ifconfig >> <filename>"

that will create a new file if it does not exist
and append if it does

Michael

youngstorm · 06-01-2004, 03:09 PM

Perhaps an easier way to do this is
to a backup directory. then put multiple files there.
For ex. "ifconfig > /home/username/backup/ifconfig"
"env > /home/username/backup/env"

You see? Different files for different commands.
Easier to look up info that way.

Also, the specific info you wish to backup is
dependant on you. If you have set up a web
server you could back up your httpd.conf file.

Michael

VBAHole22 · 06-01-2004, 03:28 PM

cool beans!

So to backup the file you just need > and a path?

env
ifconfig
smb.conf
httpd.conf

Any others you can think of?
What about for things like open ports and mounts.

youngstorm · 06-01-2004, 04:30 PM

> always overwrites
>> appends

use them to write the output of a command
to a file. To backup a file, do this:
"cp -a <filename> /home/username/backup/"

exaples
cp -a /etc/httpd.conf /home/username/backup/
cp -a /etc/smb.conf /home/username/backup/

easy

have you got it?

Michael

youngstorm · 06-01-2004, 04:41 PM

also
you could cp your fstab file i guess
if there is some info you dont know how to get let me know

Michael