Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2006 07:24:28 -0600 From: Greg Barniskis <nalists@scls.lib.wi.us> To: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr> Cc: Eric Schultz <eric@schultznet.ca>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: What functionality is provided by minimal install Message-ID: <43E0B68C.9090103@scls.lib.wi.us> In-Reply-To: <20060201123443.GC33948@flame.pc> References: <43DE5E0A.1090806@schultznet.ca> <20060130190609.GD96466@flame.pc> <43DFC0EB.8050005@schultznet.ca> <20060201123443.GC33948@flame.pc>
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Giorgos Keramidas wrote: > On 2006-01-31 14:56, Eric Schultz <eric@schultznet.ca> wrote: >> Giorgos Keramidas wrote: >>> On 2006-01-30 13:42, Eric Schultz <eric@schultznet.ca> wrote: >>>> sysintall help that a Minimal install is "just the base >>>> system." But what _functionality_ is provided by a *base >>>> system*??? >>> A short `overview' of a sort can be seen with: >>> >>> # man 5 rc.conf >>> >>> For every daemon, service, or option that you see in that >>> manpage, there is also a feature of the base system. >> Good afternoon... >> >> That's a very interesting idea. I guess that would cover (excuse my >> un-certainty with the terminology here) the /kernel/ but not the >> /userland/. For the /userland/ i assume I would still have to man >> every executable - and then some - that I find? > > No, many parts of the userland are configured by `rc.conf' options too. > > Of course, an exchaustive list of all the binaries in */bin paths is, > uhm, a huge task. But you can also get an idea by: > > $ apropos . | more Also, the book _The Complete FreeBSD_ has many (all?) of the base man pages arranged in a convenient bound printed format. My copy is quite few years old though, and I really don't know how current or complete the most recent edition may be. The man pages are also available online in a very, very convenient hyperlinked format so you can explore the relatedness of various pieces with ease. http://www.freebsd.org/docs/man.html You may find the man section indexes online to be the most useful for the task of enumerating all functionality. -- Greg Barniskis, Computer Systems Integrator South Central Library System (SCLS) Library Interchange Network (LINK) <gregb at scls.lib.wi.us>, (608) 266-6348
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