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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!constellation!osuunx.ucc.okstate.edu!moe.ksu.ksu.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!network.ucsd.edu!network.ucsd.edu!not-for-mail From: brent@network.ucsd.edu (Brent Jones) Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions Subject: Re: Kernel source compression Date: 26 May 1993 07:59:11 -0700 Organization: Antarctic Support Associates Lines: 13 Message-ID: <1u00jv$f5f@network.ucsd.edu> References: <1993May25.234625.21675@mcs.kent.edu> <1993May25.203224.1991@yvax.byu.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: network.ucsd.edu In article <1993May25.203224.1991@yvax.byu.edu> bkh@nephi-hbll.byu.edu (Brian K. Holman) writes: >I think you are refering to NetBSD 0.8. When you install the base system >you use the 'extract' command but after you shutdown your system the >extract program is no longer available. It is probably in some temporary >directory that gets deleted at shutdown. The definintions for all the installation commands are in the .profile on one of the installation diskettes. This is why you don't get these commands any more when booting off the hard drive. I don't remember which disk it was on, but it wouldn't take long to find if you wanted to have a look. Brent