custom(1M) INTERACTIVE UNIX System custom(1M)
NAME
custom - install specific portions of a XENIX package
SYNOPSIS
custom [ -s set ] [ -irl packages ] [ -f file ] [ -d device
]
DESCRIPTION
With custom you can create a custom installation by selec-
tively installing or deleting portions of XENIX packages to
or from the INTERACTIVE UNIX Operating System. The custom
command is executable only by root (the superuser). It can
be used interactively or it can be invoked from the command
line with applicable command options.
Files are extracted or deleted in packages. A package is a
collection of individual files. Packages are grouped in
sets.
When in interactive mode, custom prompts you for the density
of the diskettes of the new product distribution and for
which disk drive to use if there is more than one drive. It
then prompts for volume 1 and extracts the product informa-
tion necessary to support it. The following menu provides
support for adding or removing a package:
1. Install one or more packages
2. Remove one or more packages
3. List the available packages
4. List the files in a package
5. Install a single file
6. Select a new set to customize
7. Display current disk usage
8. Help
The following describes what action occurs with the selec-
tion of a menu option:
1. Install a package
Prompts for one or more package names.
Prompts for the density of the diskettes and which disk
drive to use if there is more than one drive (unless
that information has already been provided for this
set).
Calculates which installation volumes (distribution
media) are needed, then prompts for the correct volume
numbers. If multiple packages are specified, the names
should be separated by spaces on the command line.
This option, as well as ``2'' and ``3,'' displays a
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list of all available packages in the currently
selected set. Each line describes the package name;
whether the package is fully installed, not installed,
or partially installed; the size of the package (in 512
byte blocks); and a one-line description of the package
contents.
2. Remove a package
Prompts for one or more package names.
Deletes the correct files in the specified package. If
multiple packages are specified, the names should be
separated by spaces on the command line.
Display available packages (see option ``1'').
3. List available packages
Lists the available packages in the specified set.
4. List files in a package
Lists all files in the specified package.
Prompts for one or more package names. Enter the name
of the desired package(s).
Displays available packages (see option ``1'').
5. Install a single file
Extracts the specified file from the distribution set.
File name should be a full path name relative to the
root directory (/).
Prompts for the density of the diskettes and which disk
drive to use if there is more than one drive (unless
that information has already been provided for this
set).
6. Select a new set
Allows you to work from a different set than the
current one.
7. Display current disk usage
Tells you your current disk usage.
8. Help
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Displays instructions to help you use custom.
To use custom from the command line, you must include the
necessary information using one of the following options:
-s A set identifier
-i Install the specified package(s)
-r Remove the specified package(s)
-l List the files in the specified package(s)
-f Install the specified file
-d The full device name of the disk drive to use (e.g.,
/dev/rfd096ds15)
If any information is missing from the command line, custom
prompts for the missing data.
FILES
/etc/perms/*
SEE ALSO
df(1M), du(1M), fixperm(1M), installpkg(1).
NOTES
If you insert an invalid product or a volume out of order,
you will be prompted to reinsert the correct volume.
Packages containing device drivers cannot be installed using
custom.
The custom command has been provided for use with any exist-
ing XENIX packages you may have that you wish to install on
the INTERACTIVE UNIX Operating System. To install UNIX Sys-
tem packages, use installpkg(1).
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This entry, supplied by INTERACTIVE Systems Corporation,
contains enhancements to UNIX System V.
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