read_disk(8)                                         read_disk(8)



     NAME
          read_disk - retrieve information from  floppy  disks  during
          the installation of A/UX

     SYNOPSIS
          read_disk

     DESCRIPTION
          read_disk helps retrieve information from floppy disks dur-
          ing the installation of A/UX.  This command is only avail-
          able in the A/UX Startup environment; it does not have an
          A/UX counterpart.

          The command changes your current directory to the root
          directory and then ejects the floppy disk (if any) that is
          in the drive.  A dialog box is then presented to tell the
          user to insert the next installation disk. read_disk then
          extracts the information from the floppy based on the format
          of the disk.  read_disk uses one of the following three com-
          mands:
          cpio -idm
          cpio -idumc
          tar xf /dev/dsk/c8d0s0

     SEE ALSO
          cpio(1), tar(1).





























     April, 1990                                                     1