GZIP.TAR     Install & Use AIX 4.3.3.11

Install Procedure

Using Win XP download gzip_1_2.4a.tar and burn to CD.
On RS/6000 7011-250 put CD in.
# mount /cdrom
# cd /cdrom
# ls  shows it as gzip_1_2.tar   ( Allan why the file name change by AIX)
# cd /
# mkdir /gzip
# cp /cdrom/gzip_1_2.tar  /gzip
# cd /gzip
# ls shows gzip_1_2.tar is there
# cd /
# unmount /cdrom
take CD out of drive.
Now to untar
I must be in directory of .tar file.
# cd /gzip
# tar xf /gzip/gzip_1_2.tar
# ls shows gzip_1_2.tar and a folder usr
# cd /usr and it shows a folder local
# cd /local
# ls it shows four folders bin  info  lib  man
# cd /bin and it shows 10 files gunzip gzexe gzip zcat zcomp zdiff z force zgrep zmore znew 
As the files came off a CD they must be subjected to inutoc
# pwd shows I am in /bin
# inutoc /bin

Use procedure

Using Win XP download communicator-v48-us.ppc_rs6000-ibm-aix.tar.gz and burn to CD.
# mount /cdrom
# cd /cdrom
# ls  shows it as communic.gz  ( Allan why the file name change by AIX)
# cd /
# mkdir /netscape48
# cp /cdrom/communic to /netscape48
# unmount /cdrom
take CD out of drive
# cd /netscape
# ls -l shows communic.gz 
Now to work on z or gz files in AIX they must always be Z or gZ files ie the z must be capital Z
# mv communic.gz communic.gZ
As gzip is the best program for AIX we can forget about the uncompress untarring steps as gzip does both.
To gzip you must be in the folder you want to gzip
# pwd shows /netscape48
# /gzip/usr/local/bin/gzip -d communic.gZ
# ls shows file communic , the communic.gZ file has been deleted
As the files came off a CD they must be subjected to inutoc
# cd /
# inutoc /netscape48
# cd /netscape48
# ls still shows communic but no .toc file
Presumably this communic file is the one for smit to install Netscape ver 4.8 but Allan it failed.
I chickened out and installed Netscape 4.7.5 off the IBM bonus pack but it bit the dust to. See NG comp.unix.aix posting 14/2/06 "Netscape 4.5.5.0 Woes on AIX 4.3.3.11" amended to read 4.7.5.0 



Allan
(1)This inutoc sometimes puts a .toc fils in the folder it is being used on and sometime does not, is my procedure correct for it's use ?
(2) The other 9 file besides gzip in /bin above, what are they for.
(3) What do I put at the command line to see what is in /usr/local/bin/man and /usr/local/bin/info