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From: j@narcisa.sax.de (J Wunsch)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Cpio vs Root
Date: 9 Jun 1995 10:57:19 +0200
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<donsethf@dump.com> wrote:
>Is the root file in 2.0.5A the same as the cpio file in 2.0?
Not the same, but comparable in its functionality. It's used to put a
basic set of tools on your harddisk once you've got past the first
installation stage.
--
cheers, J"org private: joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de
http://www.sax.de/~joerg/
Never trust an operating system you don't have sources for. ;-)