Re: How can I find what changes have been made to rpm-supplied files?

[Colin Paul Adams <colin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>>>>> "Michael" == Michael Schwendt <fedora@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

    Michael> On 26 Jun 2004 11:19:03 +0100, Colin Paul Adams wrote:
    >> Since installing httpd, I have edited a couple of files: rpm
    >> --verify tells me this, but it doesn't tell me what the changes
    >> are.
    >> 
    >> What is the easiest way to find out what the changes are? For
    >> preference, I'd like to rename the two files, and then extract
    >> the pristine versions from the rpm file. Can I do this short of
    >> unistalling and re-installing?

    Michael> Use could use rpm2cpio to extract the httpd package into
    Michael> a temporary directory and then run 'diff -u oldfile
    Michael> newfile' to examine your changes.

Thanks for that suggestion. It worked a treat.
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Colin Paul Adams
Preston Lancashire