Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2002 11:34:50 +0000 From: Rob O'Donnell <robert@aphnet.co.uk> To: FreeBSD Questions <FreeBSD-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Always mystified by this. /stand file sizes Message-ID: <5.1.1.6.0.20021202113033.021e5ac0@aph2k> In-Reply-To: <20021202112131.GA1102@raggedclown.net> References: <20021202102559.GA778@HAL9000.homeunix.com> <20021202063814.GA580@raggedclown.net> <20021202102559.GA778@HAL9000.homeunix.com>
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At 12:21 02/12/2002 +0100, Cliff Sarginson wrote: >On Mon, Dec 02, 2002 at 02:25:59AM -0800, David Schultz wrote: > > > > See crunchgen(1). > >Oh, that looks interesting :) >I never knew of such a thing, is it a well kept secret or am I not >widely read-enough ? >In point of fact I am slightly puzzled by /stand's existance. It says in >"hier" that it is for stand-alone systems. What exactly is it referring >to ? (Yes I know what stand-alone means ! But what context is this used >in ?) PicoBSD (see the scripts in ports and the freebsd-small mailing list) uses it extensively to fit a subset of commands onto small media (typically a single floppy disc) for use in niche aplications (eg a diskless pc as a router). Rob -- APH Computers Ltd. Tel: 0161-442 2603 Fax: 0161-443 1162 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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