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1.1     ! root        1: .../bin
        !             2: 
        !             3: This directory holds the system binaries.  Generally, copies of the
        !             4: directly executable stuff (e.g., ingres, printr, etc.) are here, plus
        !             5: a set of programs that are only used internally (ksort, monitor, etc.).
        !             6: 
        !             7: It is CRITICAL that file modes are correct in this directory.  Here
        !             8: is an "ls -l" from our system.  Note: you may not have all of these
        !             9: programs, since some may not be applicable to your release.  The truly
        !            10: critical programs are marked with an asterisk.  The ones that should
        !            11: be installed in user-available directories are marked with a plus.
        !            12: 
        !            13: -rws--x--x . . . . alldbu
        !            14:                        The database utilities, not used in normal
        !            15:                        VAX configuration.
        !            16: -rwxr-xr-x . . . . checkid
        !            17:                        Checks for all SCCS id's properly expanded.
        !            18:                        For system gurus only.
        !            19: -rwsr-x--x . . . . creatdb+
        !            20:                        The "create database" utility.
        !            21: -rws--x--x . . . . decomp
        !            22:                        Query optimization & execution, not used in
        !            23:                        normal VAX configurations.
        !            24: -rwxr-xr-x . . . . demodb+
        !            25:                        Creates a database & fills it with some demo
        !            26:                        relations.
        !            27: -rwsr-x--x . . . . destroydb+
        !            28:                        Destroys a database.
        !            29: -rwxr-xr-x . . . . equel+
        !            30:                        Precompiles an EQUEL program.
        !            31: -rwxr-xr-x . . . . findtTf
        !            32:                        Discovers trace flags.  Used by system
        !            33:                        maintainers.
        !            34: -rwsr-x--x . . . . helpr+
        !            35:                        Standalone "help" facility.
        !            36: -rwsr-x--x . . . . ingres+
        !            37:                        The INGRES driver -- this is how you normally
        !            38:                        execute the system.
        !            39: -rwsr-x--x . . . . ingresx
        !            40:                        Typically a link to INGRES, this defaults to
        !            41:                        a different process table.  It is used to make
        !            42:                        life easier for system maintainers.
        !            43: -rwsr----- . . . . ksort*
        !            44:                        Used internally to sort relations.
        !            45: -rwxr-x--x . . . . monitor*
        !            46:                        The terminal monitor, i.e., the program you
        !            47:                        talk to when you are running INGRES.
        !            48: -rws--x--x . . . . parser
        !            49:                        The parser module; not used in a normal VAX
        !            50:                        configuration.
        !            51: -rwsr-x--x . . . . printadmin
        !            52:                        Prints the admin file for a database, used by
        !            53:                        system maintainers.
        !            54: -rwsr-x--x . . . . printr+
        !            55:                        Standalone "print" facility.
        !            56: -rwsr-x--x . . . . purge+
        !            57:                        Purges cruft out of the database.
        !            58: -rws--x--x . . . . qrymod
        !            59:                        The query modification module; not used in
        !            60:                        normal VAX configurations.
        !            61: -rwsr-x--x . . . . restore+
        !            62:                        Restore the database after a crash.
        !            63: -rwsr----- . . . . sysdump
        !            64:                        Dumps the state of the world.  This can be
        !            65:                        configured into INGRES for use by system
        !            66:                        maintainers.
        !            67: -rwsr-x--x . . . . sysmod+
        !            68:                        Modifies your data dictionaries to reasonable
        !            69:                        formats.  This should be run regularly on
        !            70:                        active databases.
        !            71: -rwx------ . . . . usersetup
        !            72:                        Used once to initialize the users files.  See
        !            73:                        the READ_ME files in .../files.
        !            74: -rwsr----- . . . . vaxingres*
        !            75:                        The internal module that "ingres" calls to
        !            76:                        implement INGRES.  This is essentially the
        !            77:                        sum of parser, qrymod, decomp, and alldbu.

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