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Re:Maybe: run a command, see what it does to your files with... by gravypod on Saturday February 06, 2016 @10:42PM (#11051489)
I know exactly how it was done, I am just amazed that it was done. It's a great idea that I have never come up with, nor would I be able to.
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Re:Maybe: run a command, see what it does to your files with... by emmelaich on Saturday February 06, 2016 @11:05PM (#11051545)
Yes, it's a great idea.

A similar idea is used to trace what 'make install' does so that stuff can be uninstalled later - or made into a package (rpm, dpkg etc)

I forget what that tool is called.

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Re:Maybe: run a command, see what it does to your files with... by burrows on Saturday February 06, 2016 @11:24PM (#11051593)
http://asic-linux.com.mx/~izto/checkinstall/
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Re:Maybe: run a command, see what it does to your files with... by obelisk_ on Sunday February 07, 2016 @04:29AM (#11052300)
Also similar in concept is the tup build system which monitors rule commands run to gain knowledge of additional dependencies.

http://gittup.org/tup/ex_dependencies.html

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