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+.TH "CONF-UPDATE" "1" "SEPTEMBER 2006" "conf-update"
+.SH NAME
+conf-update \- handle configuration file updates
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+\fBconf-update\fR [\fIpath1\fR] [\fIpath2\fR] [\fIpathN\fR]
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+.I conf-update
+is supposed to be run after merging a new package to see if
+there are updates to the configuration files.  If a new
+configuration file will override an old one, 
+.I conf-update 
+will prompt the user for a decision.
+.PP
+If given one or more paths, \fIconf-update\fR will search them for config files
+to update. If no arguments are given,
+.I conf-update
+will check all directories in the \fICONFIG_PROTECT\fR variable.  All
+config files found in \fICONFIG_PROTECT_MASK\fR will automatically be
+updated for you by \fIconf-update\fR.
+.PP
+.I conf-update
+supports the following actions: \fIreplacing\fR, \fIdeleting\fR, \fImerging\fR
+interactively. To select a directory and all its config files, select it
+and press the space bar.
+.SH OPTIONS
+.TP
+See \fB/etc/conf-update.conf\fR.
+.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
+Please report bugs via http://bugs.gentoo.org/
+.SH AUTHORS
+.nf
+Simon Stelling <blubb@gentoo.org>
+.fi
+.SH "FILES"
+.TP
+.B /etc/conf-update.conf
+Configuration settings for \fIconf-update\fR are stored here.
+.SH "SEE ALSO"
+.BR make.conf (5)