>>> No outdated packages were found on your system. * GNU info directory index is up-to-date. * IMPORTANT: 4 config files in '/etc' need updating. * Type emerge --help config to learn how to update config files. localhost ~ # etc-update Scanning Configuration files... Automerging trivial changes in: /etc/make.conf.example Automerging trivial changes in: /etc/conf.d/mythbackend The following is the list of files which need updating, each configuration file is followed by a list of possible replacement files. 1) /etc/dispatch-conf.conf (1) 2) /etc/init.d/mythbackend (1) Please select a file to edit by entering the corresponding number. (don't use -3, -5, -7 or -9 if you're unsure what to do) (-1 to exit) (-3 to auto merge all remaining files) (-5 to auto-merge AND not use 'mv -i') (-7 to discard all updates) (-9 to discard all updates AND not use 'rm -i'): ^[[6~ /usr/sbin/etc-update: line 215: read: : syntax error: operand expected (error token is "") ^[[F /usr/sbin/etc-update: line 215: read: : syntax error: operand expected (error token is "") ^[[F /usr/sbin/etc-update: line 215: read: : syntax error: operand expected (error token is "") ^[[F /usr/sbin/etc-update: line 215: read: : syntax error: operand expected (error token is "")