using git for serverconfigs

# http://serverfault.com/questions/249792/use-git-for-multiple-server-configuration-files
$ su -
$ export GIT_DISCOVERY_ACROSS_FILESYSTEM=1  # maybe in .bashrc
$ cd /
$ git init                  # init a new repo
# filepermissions: follow http://basilabbas.blogspot.de/2011/10/tracking-etc-directory-using-git.html
$ echo "*" > .gitignore             # ignore * at first
$ git add --force .gitignore            # add a file
# add more files
$ for f in $(cat /root/bin/backup.files); do git add --force $f ; done
$ git commit -m "init"              # commit them
$ git remote add origin [URL]/server.git
$ git branch --set-upstream master origin/master
$ git push                  # push them to server
# list all files under versioning:
$ git ls-tree -r master --full-tree --name-only