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 This is a collection of scripts to make upgrading OpenBSD easier.  It  This is a shell script to make upgrading OpenBSD easier.  It supports
 supports upgrading to a new version as well as just upgrading to a newer  upgrading to a new version as well as just upgrading to a newer version of the
 version of the same release.  same release.
   
 Eventually I will steal and modify mergeslave to make updating /etc easier.  Generally, just run update_openbsd.  However, you probably want to create a
         http://www.xs4all.nl/~hanb/software/OpenBSD-binary-upgrade/  config file to set the mirror you would like to use (ftp or http) as well.
   See update_openbsdrc.example
   
 The files in the collection you should use are as follows:  If you are moving between versions it will install the new kernel and ask you
   to reboot.  After you reboot, you will need to run it again.
   
 get_sets  If you are installing a release of the same version, it will install the
         This downloads the latest kernels and sets from mp3s.hewus.com.  latest kernel, extract available sets, and then run sysmerge or attempt to run
         It uses installed_sets to only download the kernels and sets  mergemaster and finally update installed packages.
         that are currently installed on the box you are running it on.  
   
 install_kernel  Also included is a copy of release.sh
         Copies the new kernels from the file set above.  Should only be          This is the OpenBSD - Release Building Shell Script
         run AFTER running get_sets.  You should reboot after running          from FenderQ.com - Internet Security Solutions
         this          http://www.fenderq.com/release.sh
   
 install_sets          Slightly modified to make it do what I want.
         Extracts the new sets to the correct directories.  Most of them  
         to /, but it extracts etc??.tgz to /tmp.  You should upgrade  
         /etc after you have run this, as well as upgrading packages with  
         pkg_add -ui then reboot.  
   
 installed_sets          I run release.sh like this:
         This is a helper script that returns a list of the sets that are          $ sudo release.sh update full-release
         currently installed on the box you are running it on.  
   
   $RedRiver: README.TXT,v 1.7 2006/11/29 16:50:03 andrew Exp $
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