[jlgaddis]

> You can also git your /etc of course.

You can and you should, in my opinion.

However, you really want to use "etckeeper" [0] to do that (as opposed to "maintaining" /etc as a git repo, manually, yourself).

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ETA:

Seriously, look over etckeeper's README file [1] and/or man page [2]. Next, go read a couple articles or blog posts that describe "How-To store /etc in a git repository on debian linux" [3]. Then, if you're a sado-masochist, go ahead and actually try it that way for a while. Finally, install etckeeper, spend two minutes setting it up (if your packaging tool didn't do that for you automatically), and almost instantly regain your sanity!

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[0]: http://etckeeper.branchable.com

[1]: http://etckeeper.branchable.com/README/

[2]: https://man.archlinux.org/man/etckeeper.8

[3]: http://hyperprog.com/howto/etc-git.html