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Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1999 17:12:43 +1100
From: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au>
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To: axl@iafrica.com, pantzer@ludd.luth.se
Subject: Re: NIS with HPUX 10.20
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>> If installworld assumes single-user mode, why do we install -C
>> ld-elf.so.1 ? The first time I asked this question, I didn't mention
>> ...

>Why _not_ use -C? What is the point in replacing a file with the same file? 
>install -C will replace the file if the new file is diffrent.

Plain install may be a bit faster, and some people may like all timestamps
to be set to the time of the install.

Using -C is optional.  I always use it (and -p).

>That is realy good if you do backups as only the new files will be in the 
>backup.

That's the main reason for -C.

>And it is good if installworld works on a active system even if it is not 
>supported.

Plain install should work just as well for that (it doesn't).

Bruce

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