> If I understand correctly- the tar -xzvf command here extracts all the > contents of the tar file into a folder which will be called > Slimserver_v2005-08-02. The path of this new folder is > /usr/local/slimserver/Slimserver_v2005-08-02 > The ln -s commands creates a "symbolic link" to the > Slimserver_v2005-08-02 directory -meaning that when you go to the > slimserver directory, the contents of the Slimserver_v2005-08-02 will > be visible.This is all correct, but just understand that it's the way the tar > file was created that puts it in a directory called Slimserver_v2005-08-02 - the tar -xzvf command simply extracts it using the paths it was created with (a bit like a zip file)
If you prefer you can type: mv Slimserver_v2005-08-02 slimserver which will rename the directory to 'slimserver' (which is what the init script expects). It can be useful to use the link approach if you want to subsequently install a newer version without deleting or overwriting the old version first, but renaming is just fine. -- Patrick Dixon www.at-view.co.uk ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Patrick Dixon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=90 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=18021 _______________________________________________ unix mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/unix
