From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Apr 1 05:40:12 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 97EC016A401 for ; Sun, 1 Apr 2007 05:40:12 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lane@joeandlane.com) Received: from elasmtp-spurfowl.atl.sa.earthlink.net (elasmtp-spurfowl.atl.sa.earthlink.net [209.86.89.66]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6AD0813C487 for ; Sun, 1 Apr 2007 05:40:12 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lane@joeandlane.com) Received: from [66.47.111.183] (helo=joeandlane.com) by elasmtp-spurfowl.atl.sa.earthlink.net with asmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1HXsXi-0006DV-Ux; Sun, 01 Apr 2007 01:23:55 -0400 Received: from joeandlane.com (localhost.localnet.local [127.0.0.1]) by joeandlane.com (8.13.8/8.13.1) with ESMTP id l315RVFs032981; Sun, 1 Apr 2007 00:27:31 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from lane@joeandlane.com) Received: from localhost (localhost [[UNIX: localhost]]) by joeandlane.com (8.13.8/8.13.1/Submit) id l315RUa0032980; Sun, 1 Apr 2007 00:27:30 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from lane@joeandlane.com) X-Authentication-Warning: joeandlane.com: lholcombe set sender to lane@joeandlane.com using -f From: Lane To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Sun, 1 Apr 2007 00:27:30 -0500 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.4 References: In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200704010027.30627.lane@joeandlane.com> X-CD-SOLUTIONS-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-CD-SOLUTIONS-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-CD-SOLUTIONS-MailScanner-From: lane@joeandlane.com X-ELNK-Trace: e56a4b6ca9bdfda11aa676d7e74259b7b3291a7d08dfec79dcb6699aef25e8fefc7c09e6a417feac350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c X-Originating-IP: 66.47.111.183 Cc: Michael Brady Subject: Where the fsck are my files? (Was: no subject) X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 01 Apr 2007 05:40:12 -0000 On Saturday 31 March 2007 23:30, Michael Brady wrote: > I am very new to Freebsd so this might be a dumb question, but I can't fi= nd > an answer through FAQ.. > > > > I used the command "make install clean" to install some ported > applications, and the installs went off without a hitch and reported > successful.My problem is that I can't find the locations of the installed > applications or the executables for the apps to run them.What am I missing > here? > > > > Thank you in advance. > > Michael Brady Michael, =46rom the port directory, e.g. /usr/ports/multimedia/mplayer, type this: cat pkg-plist | more This will show you the list of files and directories that were installed by= =20 the make install command. If you are using csh for your shell then the newly installed files will not= be=20 immediately available unless you type rehash from the shell where you invoked make. Good luck! lane P.S. A subject would be more helpful