"-Q" output as config file [was ... ]

[David Relson]

On 03 Mar 2004 09:20:50 -0500
Tom Anderson wrote:

...[snip]...


> > I always found -Q listed too much. Now thinking about it, I
> > think it should print the complete configuration. Best would
> > be to do it in a form which is a correct config file. This
> > would, e.g., require to write the line with the version
> > number after a #.
> 
> Good idea.  I like the idea of a valid config file output.
> 
> BTW, I would really love if at least spam_subject_tag and
> unsure_subject_tag could be included.  I don't know if bogofilter
> already strips those out during registration or not, but I do it in
> bfproxy based on default values for these.  Having the correct values
> would be better.

The attached patch includes all config file options in the '-Q' output
and formats them for use as a config file.

I've tested with:

   bogofilter -Q > f1
   bogofilter -c f1 -Q > f2
   diff -s f1 f2

which gives

  Files f1 and f2 are identical

Enjoy.

David
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