gno/usr.bin/whereis
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makefile.mk Whereis version 1.2 for GNO. 1996-01-27 22:40:15 +00:00
README
whereis.1
whereis.c Whereis version 1.2 for GNO. 1996-01-27 22:40:15 +00:00

whereis v1.1 (Gno)

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INSTALLATION
============

If you have Gno and dmake, type "dmake install".  Otherwise:

                FILE:                   COPY TO:

        Gno:    Orca/whereis            17/whereis              [if desired]
                Gno/whereis             /usr/bin/whereis
                whereis.1               $(USRMAN)/man1/whereis.1

        Orca:   Orca/whereis            17/whereis
                whereis.cat             17/help/whereis

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NOTES
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Whereis is VERY dependant on pathnames.

This archive consist of both Orca shell and Gno versions.  Both versions
will work with both shells, the difference being that in the Gno version
the leading "31" has been stripped from pathnames.  (It is no longer needed
because of namespace.)

I strongly recommend _not_ using the Gno version with the Orca shell unless
you have actual partitions named "/usr", "/bin", "/etc", and so on, as you
will get _many_ accesses to all online devices in this case.

A -V flag and rVersion resource have been added to show version information.

A -c flag has been added to provide case-insensitive searches.

The source is released because it is small, and you can change the pathnames
if you wish.

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HISTORY
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v1.1:   Rewritten to take advantage of Gno 2.x's namespace feature.
        Separate Gno and Orca versions created.
        Prototyped.
        Disabled references to the /man volume (both versions).
        Fixed up man page.
        Added -V flag to show version information.
        Added -c flag to force case-insensitive searches.
        Added "17" to list of directories to search for binaries.
        Added "17/help" to list of directories to search for man pages.

v1.0:   Initial release.

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AUTHORS
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Author of the original original port from BSD to Gno is unknown.  (Jawaid?)

v1.1 updated by G. Devin Reade <glyn@cs.ualberta.ca>