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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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