diff --git a/extra/root.conf.example b/extra/root.conf.example
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+# snap-pac example configuration file for a snapper config named "root"
+# See snap-pac(8) for details
+
+SNAPSHOT="yes"
+CLEANUP_ALGORITHM="number"
+#PRE_DESCRIPTION="pacman pre snapshot"
+#POST_DESCRIPTION="pacman post snapshot"
diff --git a/extra/snap-pac.conf.example b/extra/snap-pac.conf.example
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+# snap-pac example configuration file
+# See snap-pac(8) for details
+
+ABORT_ON_FAIL="no"
+DESC_LIMIT="72"
+LINK_MODULES="no"
+KERNEL_PACKAGE="linux"