Github user ctubbsii commented on a diff in the pull request:
https://github.com/apache/accumulo/pull/160#discussion_r84549887
--- Diff: INSTALL.md ---
@@ -26,33 +25,50 @@ source code. Unpack as follows.
tar xzf <some dir>/accumulo-X.Y.Z-bin.tar.gz
cd accumulo-X.Y.Z
+There are three scripts in the the `bin/` directory that are used to
manage Accumulo:
+
+1. `accumulo` - Runs Accumulo command-line tools and starts Accumulo
processes
+2. `accumulo-service` - Runs Accumulo processes as services
+3. `accumulo-cluster` - Manages Accumulo cluster on a single node or
several nodes
+
+These scripts will be used in the remaining instructions to configure and
run Accumulo.
+
+Add the following to your `~/.bashrc` if you want to be able to execute
these scripts
+from any directory:
+
+ export PATH=/path/to/accumulo-X.Y.Z/bin:$PATH
+
+Source your `~/.bashrc` for the changes to take effect and verify:
+
+ source ~/.bashrc
+ which accumulo
+
+## Configuring
+
Accumulo has some optional native code that improves its performance and
-stability. Before configuring Accumulo attempt to build this native code
+stability. Before configuring Accumulo, attempt to build this native code
with the following command.
- ./bin/build_native_library.sh
-
-If the command fails, its ok to continue with setup and resolve the issue
-later.
+ accumulo native
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I prefer dash over underscore, but I agree with Josh on this nit.
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