linux - 如何记录特定文件的具体修改

Question

我想查看 linux 中一些重要文件(如 nginx.conf)的修改历史。如何记录特定文件的具体修改？修改，例如更改文件的时间和行数。

Answer 1

受@Jonathon 评论的启发，我创建了一个 shell 脚本来监视对特定文件所做的所有更改，同时保留所有更改历史记录。该脚本取决于正在安装的 inotifywait 和 git 包。

你可以在这里找到脚本 https://github.com/hisham-hassan/linux-file-monitor

Usage: file-monitor.sh [-f|--file] <absolute-file-path> [-m|--monitor|-h|--history]  
       file-monitor.sh --help  

 -f,--file <absolute-file-path> Adding a file to the monitored files List. The <absolute-file-path>  
                                is the absolute file path of the file we need to action.  
                                PLEASE NOTE: Relative file path could cause issues in the script,  
                                please make sure to use the abolute path of the file. also try to   
                                avoid sym links, as it has not been tested.  
                                example: file-monitor.sh -f /absolute/path/to/file/test.txt -m  
 -m, --monitor                  Monitoring all the changes on the file. the monitoring will keep  
                                happening as long as the script is running; you may need to run it  
                                in the background.  
                                example: file-monitor.sh -f /absolute/path/to/file/test.txt -m  
 -h, --history                  showing the full history of the file.  
                                To exit, press "q"  
                                example: file-monitor.sh -f /absolute/path/to/file/test.txt -h  
 --uninstall                    uninstalls the script from the bin direcotry,  
                                and removes the monitoring history.  
 --install                      Adds the script to the bin directory, and creates  
                                the directories and files needed for monitoring.  
 --help                         Prints this help message.