> I am trying to run bu which requires gcp they said to install it > from gnu file utils 4 I have installed it but it failed to put gcp > on. Could someone tell me how this is done?
I have no idea what the 'bu' command is. But if it is requiring gcp then most likely what it really wants to see is the GNU cp command called 'gcp' instead of as 'cp'. The GNU coreutils are part of the GNU Operating System. On a GNU OS the 'gcp' command is installed as 'cp'. Simple direct and no confusing prefixes. But on some operating systems other than GNU the native OS has already has a 'cp' command. The options might be different. The behavior might be different. It is a different command. If the GNU cp command were installed as 'cp' on that type of OS it just might break some native system utility. Therefore on those systems people will install the GNU software with a 'g' prefix. So 'cp' becomes 'gcp'. Different name and therefore no problem. I do not recommend that myself. It is too confusing and you are seeing just one reason why. I recommend installing them in either /usr/local/bin, which is very typical, or in someplace completely different such as /opt/local/bin or /opt/gnu/bin or some place like that. Then set PATH to something like /usr/local/bin first followed everything else later. Then you will get the GNU software without the possibility of confusing the native system. Back to your problem. Just rename or copy your new GNU 'cp' that you just compiled to 'gcp' and the 'bu' command should be able to find it. Bob _______________________________________________ Bug-fileutils mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-fileutils
