4.5. What the heck is a +IN suffix on a file?
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This article is from the 3b1 computers FAQ, by John B. Bunch with numerous contributions by others.
4.5. What the heck is a +IN suffix on a file?
On the UNIX PC, "+IN" denotes an "Installable File". If you were to use the UA it would show that it's an Installable File. The Installable format is just a normal cpio archive. The file can be installed by hand by doing:
# mkdir /tmp/install # mv FILE+IN /tmp # cd /tmp/install # cpio -icduvmB < ../FILE+IN [...] # ./Install
A list of other Suffixes appears in the file /usr/lib/ua/Suffixes.
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