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The command "sudo etckeeper init" is used to initialize etckeeper on a Linux system. Etckeeper is a tool that helps in tracking and versioning changes made to the /etc directory, which contains important system configuration files.
When this command is executed with superuser privileges (sudo), it initializes etckeeper by performing the following steps:
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It creates a Git, Mercurial, or Bazaar repository (depending on the configuration) inside the /etc directory. Git is the default choice for most distributions.
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It adds all the existing files in the /etc directory to the repository, so they can be tracked for changes.
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It sets up the necessary hooks and configuration files for etckeeper to automatically commit changes whenever modifications are made to the /etc directory.
After running this command, etckeeper is ready to track changes to system configuration files in /etc. This allows administrators to easily revert any unwanted modifications, view differences between versions, and ensure the integrity of their configuration files.