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From: Andrew Perry <andrew@python.shoal.net.au>
To: Tracy <tbandell@erienet.net>
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Subject: Re: got a question bout installing from
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put the files in a:\bin

make sure you have bin.inf in the bin dir on the first diskette. If you
are installing more than one distribution (eg manpages) then put the .inf
file in the relevant directory on the last diskette of the previous
distribution.

hope this helps 
Andrew Perry
andrew@shoal.net.au

On Sat, 22 Mar 1997, Tracy wrote:

> Date: Sat, 22 Mar 1997 17:49:19 -0500
> From: Tracy <tbandell@erienet.net>
> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
> Subject: got a question bout installing from
> 
> I have a question about installing from Floppy, do i put the files in there
> directorys like this a:\bin\bin.aa  <----this one being the directory with
> the file in it?
> 
> or like 
> a:\bin\bin.aa   <-----that being the file name
>