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diff --git a/chapter06/createfiles.xml b/chapter06/createfiles.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000..ac3076c7a --- /dev/null +++ b/chapter06/createfiles.xml @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +<sect1 id="ch06-createfiles"> +<title>Creating a few missing files</title> +<?dbhtml filename="createfiles.html" dir="chapter06"?> + +<para>A few files need to be created because programs hard-wire paths +that don't exist yet. The most frequently ones used are +<filename>/bin/sh</filename> and <filename>/dev/null</filename> so we'll be +creating those for the time being and replace them properly when the file's +package is (re)installed.</para> + +<para>Create the files by running the following commands:</para> + +<para><screen><userinput>ln -s /static/bin/bash /bin/sh && +mknod -m 0666 /dev/null c 1 3</userinput></screen></para> + +</sect1> + |