RE: files without package

1996-09-06 Thread Casper BodenCummins
Not all files will be listed in the Contents and related files. Some are created during package configuration, some later. Almost all the files you listed are normal. However, I'd check these: /usr/lib/texmf/ini/core Not sure if this should be here. Run a `file /usr/lib/texmf/ini/core'. If

Re: files without package

1996-09-06 Thread Ronald van Loon
| /etc/passwd~ | Looks like a temp file. Can anyone shed some light on this? | | /usr/bin/[* | This is junk. Blow it away. If the '*' is part of the filename, I agree. If not, this is necessary for shells that do not have test as a builtin. It should be a hardlink to 'test' (necessary for

RE: files without package

1996-09-06 Thread Henrik Wallin
Hello, Don't delete '/usr/bin/['. It's a hardlink to /usr/bin/test and alot of shell-scripts uses this in if-statements etc. / Henrik Wallin, [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Fri, 6 Sep 1996, Casper BodenCummins wrote: Not all files will be listed in the Contents and related files. Some are created

Re: files without package

1996-09-06 Thread Max Hyre
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Dear Andreas: Casper BodenCummins wrote: /usr/bin/[* This is junk. Blow it away. DON'T DO IT! Whew---sorry for shouting, but: This is indeed a file named ``['', and it's executable (hence the ``*'' in what must be an ls -lF listing). ``['' is a

Re: files without package

1996-09-06 Thread Bernd Eckenfels
Hi, /etc/passwd~ Looks like a temp file. Can anyone shed some light on this? This can be created by editing /etcpasswd by hand Delete it.. /usr/bin/[* This is junk. Blow it away. No, this is the Binary test, it is needed for things like [ -f bla ] for shells wich dont support

Re: files without package

1996-09-06 Thread Nikita Schmidt
Casper BodenCummins wrote: /usr/bin/[* This is junk. Blow it away. Actually, /usr/bin/[ is the same as /usr/bin/test (they are hardlinked). And, in my opinion, they are not junk. Yes, bash has them built in, but some other shells may have not. /dev/initctl| /dev/printer=

RE: files without package

1996-09-06 Thread Casper BodenCummins
Max Hyre wrote: Dear Andreas: Casper BodenCummins wrote: /usr/bin/[* This is junk. Blow it away. DON'T DO IT! Whew---sorry for shouting, but: This is indeed a file named ``['', and it's executable (hence the ``*'' in what must be an ls -lF listing). ``['' is a synonym for the

RE: files without package

1996-09-06 Thread Guy Maor
On Fri, 6 Sep 1996, Casper BodenCummins wrote: /etc/passwd~ Looks like a temp file. Can anyone shed some light on this? passwd writes it out whenever something changes, just in case. /usr/bin/[* This is junk. Blow it away. Actually this is a link to test. POSIX.2 (?) mandates its