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charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Tags: patch I don't know why backups /etc/passwd- use the suffix =E2=80=98-=E2=80=99 = instead of =E2=80=98~=E2=80=99 but comparing these files with their backups I noticed the difference in their font-lock highlighting, thus this patch: --=-=-= Content-Type: text/x-diff Content-Disposition: inline; filename=generic-x.etc-passwd-generic-mode.patch diff --git a/lisp/generic-x.el b/lisp/generic-x.el index 014379fba9..dd61402015 100644 --- a/lisp/generic-x.el +++ b/lisp/generic-x.el @@ -1490,7 +1490,7 @@ etc-passwd-generic-mode '("^\\([^:]+\\):\\([^:]*\\):\\([0-9]+\\):\\(.*\\)$" (1 font-lock-type-face) (4 font-lock-variable-name-face)))) - '("/etc/passwd\\'" "/etc/group\\'") + '("/etc/passwd-?\\'" "/etc/group-?\\'" "/etc/shadow-?\\'") (list (function (lambda () --=-=-=-- From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Mon Jan 28 10:51:04 2019 Received: (at 34225) by debbugs.gnu.org; 28 Jan 2019 15:51:04 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:49299 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1go9Bg-0007GX-Ez for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 28 Jan 2019 10:51:04 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.92]:49490) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1go9Be-0007G3-IC for 34225@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 28 Jan 2019 10:51:02 -0500 Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::e]:53164) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1go9BZ-00043f-8z; Mon, 28 Jan 2019 10:50:57 -0500 Received: from [176.228.60.248] (port=1350 helo=home-c4e4a596f7) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:256) (Exim 4.82) (envelope-from ) id 1go9BY-00028Y-Sn; Mon, 28 Jan 2019 10:50:57 -0500 Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2019 17:50:43 +0200 Message-Id: <83y3743hnw.fsf@gnu.org> From: Eli Zaretskii To: Juri Linkov In-reply-to: <871s4yospw.fsf@mail.linkov.net> (message from Juri Linkov on Sun, 27 Jan 2019 22:34:03 +0200) Subject: Re: bug#34225: 27.0.50; Add passwd backups to etc-passwd-generic-mode References: <871s4yospw.fsf@mail.linkov.net> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-Spam-Score: -0.0 (/) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 34225 Cc: 34225@debbugs.gnu.org X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -1.0 (-) > From: Juri Linkov > Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2019 22:34:03 +0200 > > I don't know why backups /etc/passwd- use the suffix ‘-’ instead of ‘~’ It does? I seem to be unable to reproduce this: (make-backup-file-name "/etc/passwd") => "/etc/passwd~" What am I missing? From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Mon Jan 28 13:02:12 2019 Received: (at 34225) by debbugs.gnu.org; 28 Jan 2019 18:02:12 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:49488 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1goBEU-00027N-4b for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 28 Jan 2019 13:02:12 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.92]:55608) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1goBER-00026s-C3 for 34225@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 28 Jan 2019 13:02:04 -0500 Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::e]:55840) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1goBEL-0000wK-QY; Mon, 28 Jan 2019 13:01:57 -0500 Received: from rgm by fencepost.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.82) (envelope-from ) id 1goBEL-0002dk-Lo; Mon, 28 Jan 2019 13:01:57 -0500 From: Glenn Morris To: Eli Zaretskii Subject: Re: bug#34225: 27.0.50; Add passwd backups to etc-passwd-generic-mode References: <871s4yospw.fsf@mail.linkov.net> <83y3743hnw.fsf@gnu.org> X-Spook: morse Drill ARPA Fundamentalism advisors Suicide bomber X-Ran: Uo{k]v<-%B"w;m:_T2=1Ul3ksb$V8),rp8Jvvg^!fdo|aXqeLv8J_BY_+ZsP/.'`'"nF"! X-Hue: blue X-Debbugs-No-Ack: yes X-Attribution: GM Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2019 13:01:57 -0500 In-Reply-To: <83y3743hnw.fsf@gnu.org> (Eli Zaretskii's message of "Mon, 28 Jan 2019 17:50:43 +0200") Message-ID: User-Agent: Gnus (www.gnus.org), GNU Emacs (www.gnu.org/software/emacs/) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-Spam-Score: -0.0 (/) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 34225 Cc: 34225@debbugs.gnu.org, Juri Linkov X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -1.0 (-) Eli Zaretskii wrote: >> I don't know why backups /etc/passwd- use the suffix '-' instead of '~' > > It does? I seem to be unable to reproduce this: > > (make-backup-file-name "/etc/passwd") > => "/etc/passwd~" > > What am I missing? These are non-Emacs backups. See eg "man 5 shadow". /etc/shadow- Backup file for /etc/shadow. Note that this file is used by the tools of the shadow toolsuite, but not by all user and password management tools. From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Mon Jan 28 15:21:49 2019 Received: (at 34225-done) by debbugs.gnu.org; 28 Jan 2019 20:21:49 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:49543 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1goDPg-0005UG-SM for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 28 Jan 2019 15:21:49 -0500 Received: from ostrich.birch.relay.mailchannels.net ([23.83.209.138]:47231) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1goDPe-0005U7-6Z for 34225-done@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 28 Jan 2019 15:21:46 -0500 X-Sender-Id: dreamhost|x-authsender|jurta@jurta.org Received: from relay.mailchannels.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by relay.mailchannels.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id A32D5683986; Mon, 28 Jan 2019 20:21:44 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pdx1-sub0-mail-a26.g.dreamhost.com (unknown [100.96.30.62]) (Authenticated sender: dreamhost) by relay.mailchannels.net (Postfix) with ESMTPA id 42DD6683433; Mon, 28 Jan 2019 20:21:44 +0000 (UTC) X-Sender-Id: dreamhost|x-authsender|jurta@jurta.org Received: from pdx1-sub0-mail-a26.g.dreamhost.com (pop.dreamhost.com [64.90.62.162]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384) by 0.0.0.0:2500 (trex/5.16.2); Mon, 28 Jan 2019 20:21:44 +0000 X-MC-Relay: Neutral X-MailChannels-SenderId: dreamhost|x-authsender|jurta@jurta.org X-MailChannels-Auth-Id: dreamhost X-Spicy-Shelf: 0b43e9516070e8da_1548706904426_4266338730 X-MC-Loop-Signature: 1548706904426:2151553254 X-MC-Ingress-Time: 1548706904426 Received: from pdx1-sub0-mail-a26.g.dreamhost.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pdx1-sub0-mail-a26.g.dreamhost.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id A063D7FB47; Mon, 28 Jan 2019 12:21:43 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed; d=linkov.net; h=from:to:cc :subject:references:date:in-reply-to:message-id:mime-version :content-type; s=linkov.net; bh=GETvjxMaDJ4Lm1Xc4XmVFUWDBW8=; b= nCG1Xa29VRW5BOj4ORTVwKOMnJE2Y0I0GUx3mo2eKGiDo8VmBdRZMumt8Ed0wUpl Qf9hI6Av2jkQ2srG0Mnn9YEJZUi0p1OL2v+kNtjL2XruG+4jjUE+88gqhD8kTnjh 3qjr0aHgKcqzlDXT00rxgtYakXReVNAvasuITq3HXOc= Received: from mail.jurta.org (m91-129-110-202.cust.tele2.ee [91.129.110.202]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) (Authenticated sender: jurta@jurta.org) by pdx1-sub0-mail-a26.g.dreamhost.com (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id D726D7FB4A; Mon, 28 Jan 2019 12:21:41 -0800 (PST) X-DH-BACKEND: pdx1-sub0-mail-a26 From: Juri Linkov To: Glenn Morris Subject: Re: bug#34225: 27.0.50; Add passwd backups to etc-passwd-generic-mode Organization: LINKOV.NET References: <871s4yospw.fsf@mail.linkov.net> <83y3743hnw.fsf@gnu.org> Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2019 22:19:39 +0200 In-Reply-To: (Glenn Morris's message of "Mon, 28 Jan 2019 13:01:57 -0500") Message-ID: <87pnsg357o.fsf@mail.linkov.net> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/27.0.50 (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-VR-OUT-STATUS: OK X-VR-OUT-SCORE: -100 X-VR-OUT-SPAMCAUSE: gggruggvucftvghtrhhoucdtuddrgedtledrjedtgddugedvucetufdoteggodetrfdotffvucfrrhhofhhilhgvmecuggftfghnshhusghstghrihgsvgdpffftgfetoffjqffuvfenuceurghilhhouhhtmecufedttdenucesvcftvggtihhpihgvnhhtshculddquddttddmnecujfgurhephffvufhofhffjgfkfgggtgesthdtredttdertdenucfhrhhomheplfhurhhiucfnihhnkhhovhcuoehjuhhriheslhhinhhkohhvrdhnvghtqeenucfkphepledurdduvdelrdduuddtrddvtddvnecurfgrrhgrmhepmhhouggvpehsmhhtphdphhgvlhhopehmrghilhdrjhhurhhtrgdrohhrghdpihhnvghtpeeluddruddvledruddutddrvddtvddprhgvthhurhhnqdhprghthheplfhurhhiucfnihhnkhhovhcuoehjuhhriheslhhinhhkohhvrdhnvghtqedpmhgrihhlfhhrohhmpehjuhhriheslhhinhhkohhvrdhnvghtpdhnrhgtphhtthhopehrghhmsehgnhhurdhorhhgnecuvehluhhsthgvrhfuihiivgeptd X-Spam-Score: -0.0 (/) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 34225-done Cc: Eli Zaretskii , 34225-done@debbugs.gnu.org X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -1.0 (-) >>> I don't know why backups /etc/passwd- use the suffix '-' instead of '~' >> >> It does? I seem to be unable to reproduce this: >> >> (make-backup-file-name "/etc/passwd") >> => "/etc/passwd~" >> >> What am I missing? > > These are non-Emacs backups. See eg "man 5 shadow". > > /etc/shadow- > Backup file for /etc/shadow. > > Note that this file is used by the tools of the shadow toolsuite, > but not by all user and password management tools. Yes, and "man 5 passwd" shows the same: /etc/passwd- Backup file for /etc/passwd. So I installed the patch to master. From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Mon Jan 28 15:55:21 2019 Received: (at 34225) by debbugs.gnu.org; 28 Jan 2019 20:55:22 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:49554 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1goDw9-0006Lk-KV for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 28 Jan 2019 15:55:21 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.92]:45886) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1goDw6-0006LS-MK for 34225@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 28 Jan 2019 15:55:19 -0500 Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::e]:58831) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1goDvy-0002Oi-NI; Mon, 28 Jan 2019 15:55:10 -0500 Received: from [176.228.60.248] (port=4469 helo=home-c4e4a596f7) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:256) (Exim 4.82) (envelope-from ) id 1goDvx-0006h7-Ep; Mon, 28 Jan 2019 15:55:10 -0500 Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2019 22:54:56 +0200 Message-Id: <83o98033kv.fsf@gnu.org> From: Eli Zaretskii To: Juri Linkov In-reply-to: <87pnsg357o.fsf@mail.linkov.net> (message from Juri Linkov on Mon, 28 Jan 2019 22:19:39 +0200) Subject: Re: bug#34225: 27.0.50; Add passwd backups to etc-passwd-generic-mode References: <871s4yospw.fsf@mail.linkov.net> <83y3743hnw.fsf@gnu.org> <87pnsg357o.fsf@mail.linkov.net> X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-Spam-Score: -0.0 (/) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 34225 Cc: rgm@gnu.org, 34225@debbugs.gnu.org X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -1.0 (-) > From: Juri Linkov > Cc: Eli Zaretskii , 34225-done@debbugs.gnu.org > Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2019 22:19:39 +0200 > > > /etc/shadow- > > Backup file for /etc/shadow. > > > > Note that this file is used by the tools of the shadow toolsuite, > > but not by all user and password management tools. > > Yes, and "man 5 passwd" shows the same: > > /etc/passwd- > Backup file for /etc/passwd. > > So I installed the patch to master. 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