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From: j@narcisa.sax.de (J Wunsch)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc
Subject: Re: FreeBSD Install Questions
Date: 31 May 1995 12:58:11 +0200
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[c.o.3.q is rmgroup'ed]
Carl Gola <cgola@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>1) I installed the games package. It put the games in /usr/games. I am not
>sure how to run the games. For "adventure" I tried typing in the name of the
>file and the response was file not found.
for a Bourne shell:
PATH="$PATH:/usr/games"
in your $HOME/.profile
for a [t]csh:
set path = ($path /usr/games)
in you ~/.login file.
>3) I tried to backup some files to my Conner 420mb backup drive (connected to
>my floppy controller). It is seen at bootup as ft0. I used the command
>"tar cf /dev/ft0 /home" and received a kernel trap and the Freebsd system
>immediately reboot. Do I need to mount this first or something else.
tar cf - /home | ft "this is my backup"
(RTFM ft(8))
--
cheers, J"org private: joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de
http://www.sax.de/~joerg/
Never trust an operating system you don't have sources for. ;-)