etckeeper

Track system configuration files in Git. More information: http://etckeeper.branchable.com/.

Set up a Git repo and perform various setup tasks (run from /etc):

sudo etckeeper init

Commit all changes in /etc:

sudo etckeeper commit {{message}}

Run arbitrary Git commands:

sudo etckeeper vcs {{status}}

Check if there are uncommitted changes (only returns an exit code):

sudo etckeeper unclean

Destroy existing repo and stop tracking changes:

sudo etckeeper uninit