etckeeper: etckeeper (version control for /etc) etckeeper: etckeeper: etckeeper is a collection of tools to let /etc be stored in a git, etckeeper: mercurial, darcs, or bzr repository. It tracks file metadata that etckeeper: revison control systems do not normally support, but that is etckeeper: important for /etc, such as the permissions of /etc/shadow. It's etckeeper: quite modular and configurable, while also being simple to use if etckeeper: you understand the basics of working with revision control. etckeeper: etckeeper: etckeeper: homepage: http://etckeeper.branchable.com/