Note I needed 2 lines in `/etc/.bzrignore` and was confused when the first line failed to work. And you probably also need to:
```
# Be root
cd /etc
sudo vi .bzrignore
systemd/system/snap*
systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/snap*
bzr rm --keep systemd/system/snap* systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/snap*
etckeeper commit 'Ugly hack-around for bzr/etckeeper errors for snapd use of backslash in file names'
```
The hack-around in https:/ /bugs.launchpad .net/ubuntu/ +source/ bzr/+bug/ 1035045/ comments/ 3 "worked" for me with `etckeeper` + BZR on Mint-18, in that it stopped the error messages. I don't actually know or care what omitting the affected snap files in `/etc/` might do later.
Note I needed 2 lines in `/etc/.bzrignore` and was confused when the first line failed to work. And you probably also need to: system/ snap* system/ multi-user. target. wants/snap* system/ snap* systemd/ system/ multi-user. target. wants/snap*
```
# Be root
cd /etc
sudo vi .bzrignore
systemd/
systemd/
bzr rm --keep systemd/
etckeeper commit 'Ugly hack-around for bzr/etckeeper errors for snapd use of backslash in file names'
```