custom(1)      UNIX System V(Application Compatibility Package)       custom(1)


NAME
      custom - install specific portions of certain UNIX or XENIX packages

SYNOPSIS
      custom [-s set] [-ilr] [package] ] [-f [file] ] [-m device]

DESCRIPTION
      custom allows the super-user to create a custom installation by
      selectively installing or deleting portions of UNIX or XENIX packages to
      or from the 386 operating system.  It can be used interactively or it can
      be invoked from the command line with applicable command options.

      Files are extracted or deleted in packages.  A package is a collection of
      individual files that are grouped together in sets.

      When in interactive mode, custom prompts you for volume 1 of the new
      product distribution and extracts the product information necessary to
      support it.  The following menu provides support for adding or removing a
      package:

            1. Install one or more packages
            2. Remove one or more packages
            3. List available packages
            4. List the files in a package
            5. Install a single file
            6. Select a new set to customize
            7. Display current disk usage
            8. Help

      When you enter a menu option, you are prompted for further information.
      The following describes what actions are necessary for each menu option:
      1.  Install one or more packages
         Prompts for one or more package names.  Enter the name of the desired
         package(s).
         Calculates which installation volumes (distribution media) are needed
         and then prompts the user for the correct volume numbers.  If multiple
         packages are specified, the names should be separated by spaces on the
         command line.

      This option, as well as options 2 and 3, displays a list of available
      packages in the selected set.  Each line describes the package name,
      whether the package is fully installed, not installed or partially
      installed, the size of the package (in 512 byte blocks), and a one line
      description of the package contents.
      2.  Remove one or more packages
         Prompts for one or more package names.  Enter the name of the desired
         package(s).
         Deletes the correct files in the specified package.  If multiple
         packages are specified, the names should be separated by spaces on the
         command line.




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      3.  List available packages
         Prompts for one or more package names.  Enter the name of the desired
         package(s).
         Displays available packages (see option 1).

      4.  List the files in a package
         Lists all files in the specified package.
         Prompts for one or more package names.  Enter the name of the desired
         package(s).

      5.  Install a single file
         Retrieves the specified file from the distribution set.
         Filename should be a full pathname relative to the root directory (/).

      6.  Select a new set to customize
         Allows the user to work from a different set .

      7.  Display current disk usage
         Tells current disk usage.

      8.  Help
         Prints a page of instructions to help you use custom.

   Options
      -s    A set identifier

      -i    Install the specified package(s)

      -r    Remove the specified package(s)

      -l    List the files in the specified package(s)

      -f    Install the specified file

      -m    Install from device (device must be /dev/install for floppy drive 0
            or /dev/install1 for floppy drive 1)

FILES
      /etc/perms/*

SEE ALSO
      df(1M), du(1M), fixperm(1M), install(1M)












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