finstallrc(4)                                       finstallrc(4)



     NAME
          finstallrc - finstall default configuration file

     SYNOPSIS
          /etc/finstallrc

     DESCRIPTION
          You can use the .finstallrc and /etc/finstallrc files to
          specify the default options used with finstall, such as
          whether finstall should prompt for which floppy drive to
          use.  The variables that can be set for finstall are as fol-
          lows:

          CTL_ASKDRIVE
               determines if finstall should prompt for which floppy
               drive to use.

          CTL_ASKINSTALL
               determines if finstall should prompt for the directory
               to install the software under.

          CTL_CHECKSPACE
               determines if finstall should check for enough space to
               install the software.

          CON_TRIES
               specifies the number of times allotted to attempt to
               answer a prompt.

          CTL_ALLOWRC
               determines whether the .finstallrc file should be used.

          CTL_TAKEDEFAULT
               determines if finstall should use default answers.

          The default values for these variables are as follows:

               CTL_ASKDRIVE     =1
               CTL_ASKINSTALL   =1
               CTL_CHECKSPACE   =1
               CON_TRIES        =5
               CTL_ALLOWRC      =1
               CTL_TAKEDEFAULT  =0

          You can change the value of the default variables with
          results described as follows:

          CTL_ASKDRIVE
               != 0:  instructs finstall to prompt for which floppy
               drive to use for installation.
               == 0:  instructs finstall to use the right-hand floppy
               drive for installation.



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     finstallrc(4)                                       finstallrc(4)



          CTL_ASKINSTALL
               != 0:  instructs finstall to prompt for the installa-
               tion directory.
               == 0:  instructs finstall to use the directory speci-
               fied by the software developer as the default installa-
               tion directory.  If the software developer did not
               specify a directory, finstall uses the current working
               directory as the installation directory.

          CTL_CHECKSPACE
               != 0:  instructs finstall to check for enough space on
               the installation directory to install the software.
               == 0:  instructs finstall to proceed with installation
               without checking for available space.

          CON_TRIES
               ==n:  n specifies the number of times allotted to at-
               tempt to answer a prompt.

          CTL_ALLOWRC
               != 0:  instructs finstall to not use a .finstallrc file
               in the current working directory.
               == 0:  instructs finstall to use a .finstallrc file in
               the current working directory.

          CTL_TAKEDEFAULT
               != 0:  instructs finstall to print the prompt on the
               screen but to use the default answer rather than wait-
               ing for a user response.
               == 0:  instructs finstall to print the prompt on the
               screen and wait for a response from the user.

     FILES
          /etc/finstallrc
          .finstallrc

     SEE ALSO
          finstall(1M).

















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