Description: updated README format. Author: Jeff Bailey Last-Update: 2002-02-22 diff -urN diffmon-20020222/README diffmon-20020222/README --- diffmon-20020222/README Thu Jan 31 19:08:31 2002 +++ diffmon-20020222/README Fri Feb 22 09:50:00 2002 @@ -1,20 +1,22 @@ -This README describes a set of diffmon releated files I collected for Jeff -Bailey who is packaging it (for Debian?) and releasing it. +This README describes a set of diffmon releated files I collected for +Jeff Bailey who is packaging it (for Debian?) and +releasing it. Why diffmon is useful ********************* -diffmon is a program that looks at system configuration files and reports the -differences between the saved version and the current version via e-mail. -diff-options and who gets the e-mail can be specified for each file. - -The saved version can also be used to restore a file accidently or maliciously -deleted. Without going to the backup medium. And the diffmon saved version -is often more current then one on backup. - -And it's useful for any file - particularly those shared by a group/community -of people. It lets them track changes made to a shared resource. Proofread -the changes and fix any errors quickly. +diffmon is a program that looks at system configuration files and +reports the differences between the saved version and the current +version via e-mail. diff-options and who gets the e-mail can be +specified for each file. + +The saved version can also be used to restore a file accidently or +maliciously deleted. Without going to the backup medium. And the +diffmon saved version is often more current then one on backup. + +And it's useful for any file - particularly those shared by a +group/community of people. It lets them track changes made to a +shared resource. Proofread the changes and fix any errors quickly. Files in this shar distribution ******************************* @@ -44,9 +46,9 @@ Known Difficulties ****************** -diffmon doesn't deal with file names that contain colons ":". There is a -workaround for this in file "nightly-diffmon". +diffmon doesn't deal with file names that contain colons ":". There +is a workaround for this in file "nightly-diffmon". -It might also be nice, if the time to run the diffmon on the file was in the -configuration - right now, you need a config file for each set of times that -is ran from cron at that set of time. +It might also be nice, if the time to run the diffmon on the file was +in the configuration - right now, you need a config file for each set +of times that is ran from cron at that set of time.