>> From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sun Sep 28 14:58:51 1997
>> Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>> > I need to extract JUST ONE of the files in a .deb ....
>> >
>> > I've searched through the dpkg info and man pages and haven't found any
>> > way to do this (I might be blind, though). Is there anyway to do it with
>> > out doing
>> >
>> > dpkg -R /tmp/ file.deb
>> >
>> > and then moving the one file and clearing /tmp?
>> >
>> I use Midnight Commander for this. It has a feature that lets you "dive"
>> into a .deb file (it may require a patch to mc.ext, see below) and "view"
>> the contents. You can also copy any file you see "out" to another
>> directory using Midnight Commander.
>>
>> As I said, some of the latest version of mc don't have the following patch
>> applied. It is simply a matter of checking /etc/mc/mc.ext to see if it
>> contains the following:
This sort of works - I can get in, but the CONTENTS directory is an empty
one.
I used to be able to get my hands on all the files, but this "broke"
something like
3 months ago. I remember NOT upgrading or fiddling with mc at the time - it
was something else that did it. And I do have similar entries as below
correctly
in my mc.ext. Mc does also install mc.ext file in /etc - which one does get
read
last, or is the "right" one, anybody?
>> directory/^.*$
>> View=%view{ascii,nroff} echo "_D_i_r_e_c_t_o_r_y"; echo %d/%p
>> Icon=plain_dir.xpm
>>
>> +# deb
>> +regex/\.deb$
>> + Open=%cd deb:%d/%p/
>> + View=%view{ascii} dpkg-deb -c %f
>> +
>> # ls-lR
>> regex/^ls-?lR$
>> Open=%cd lslR:%d/%p/
>> View=%view{ascii}
>>
>> I find this feature of mc to be very useful in "peeking" into a .deb file
>> to see just what is there. If you need to extract control files or the
>> other scripts that install the package use the -e or --control option on
>> dpkg. The -x or --extract option will extract the rest of the contents.
Yes, it's very handy, just like all of mc is. It is one of those things that
prevent
losing hair, when fiddling with a lot of files.
--j
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