Date: Sat, 17 May 1997 18:35:35 -0800 (AKDT) From: Steve Howe <un_x@anchorage.net> To: Josh Lynch <theron@tyme.visi.com> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: /stand directory Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95q.970517183200.4669A-100000@aak.anchorage.net> In-Reply-To: <199705180957.EAA00845@tyme.visi.com>
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On Sun, 18 May 1997, Josh Lynch wrote: > I'm fairly new to BSD based systems (coming from SCO & Linux which I consider > more SVR4 than *BSD) I have a few general ,simple questions: > 1. Why are most binaries in the system mutiples of 512bytes? Is this because > the filesystem is based on disk blocks (of 512k)? yes. > 2. What are all the files in the /stand for/do, they seem awful big and > are all the same size, which is kind of odd. (to me anyway :-) ) they come off boot.flp. > 3. Where could I find out more about the booting process (sysconfig, rc.*, > init , etc..) I know SVR4 pretty well, but can't seem to get a good > conceptual grasp on *BSD based booting. man init and man login and follow the "SEE ALSO's". > 4. Is the 4.4BSD documentation set (5 books) any good? yes. > "Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in > the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us." --Calvin hehe! - but i'm not so sure they haven't ... ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sleep: a sign a caffeine deprivation ... http://www.anchorage.net/~un_x -------------------------------------------------------------------------
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