Extracting the files from the Archive Extracting the files from the Archive MSDOS Hosts The MSDOS version of this software package is distributed as a self-extracting archive named pmon.exe. To extract the files from the archive, simply type the following command in a MSDOS window. » Create a new directory. e.g. C mkdir \lsipkg It is good idea to place this directory as close to the root directory as possible because it helps minimise the length of the path variable. » Copy the MSDOS-host distribution into the new directory. C cd \lsipkg C copy <somewhere>\pmon.exe < » Extract the files from the archive file. This is a self-extracting archive that was built using tools from Info-ZIP. C pmon UNIX Hosts The UNIX-hosted version of this software package is distributed as a compressed tar file. To extract the files from the archive, perform the following steps: » Create a new directory. e.g. % mkdir ~/lsipkg » Move the UNIX-host distribution into the new directory. % cd ~/lsipkg % mv <somewhere>/pmon.tgz . » Extract the files from the archive file % gunzip pmon.tgz % tar -xof pmon.tar ««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» Navigation: Document Home | Document Contents | Document Index