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<A HREF="gno/describe/index.html"><IMG src="icons/back.gif"
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alt="Back to the Describe Database Page"
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<BR CLEAR=RIGHT>
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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER>Obtaining a Current Database</H1>
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The describe database last updated on <b>%%DATE%%</b>.
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<p>
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The describe database consists of two files. The first is a specially
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formatted ASCII file, known as the database "source" file.
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It can be manually edited with any text editor, or updated with
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<A HREF="gno/man/man8/descu.8.html">descu</A>(8).
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It doesn't really matter where on your system this file resides, but the path
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<b>/usr/lib/describe.src</b>
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is recommended.
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<p>
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The second file is the compiled database file. This file is compiled
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from the source file by the
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<A HREF="gno/man/man8/descc.8.html">descc</A>(8)
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program. It is a binary file and not human-readable. Unless the
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<b>DESCDB</b>
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environment variable has been set, this file <em> must </em> have the
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pathname
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<b>/usr/lib/describe.db</b>.
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<p>
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Both files are available here:
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<ul>
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<li>database source file:
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<A HREF="ftp://ftp.gno.org/pub/apple2/gs.specific/gno/doc/desc.src.shk">
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ftp://ftp.gno.org/pub/apple2/gs.specific/gno/doc/desc.src.shk</A>
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<li>precompiled database:
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<A HREF="ftp://ftp.gno.org/pub/apple2/gs.specific/gno/doc/desc.db.shk">
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ftp://ftp.gno.org/pub/apple2/gs.specific/gno/doc/desc.db.shk</A>
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1998-01-14 05:10:21 +00:00
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</ul>
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Back to the <A HREF="gno/describe/index.html">Describe Database Page</A>.
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