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From: Mike Diehl <mdiehl@××××××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Cc: Etaoin Shrdlu <shrdlu@×××××××××××××.org>
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] No more... more?
Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2008 21:28:40
Message-Id: 200810231528.21239.mdiehl@diehlnet.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] No more... more? by Etaoin Shrdlu
1 On Thursday 23 October 2008 02:32:02 pm Etaoin Shrdlu wrote:
2 > On Thursday 23 October 2008, 22:22, Mike Diehl wrote:
3 > > The other day I was updating a fairly ancient system by trying to
4 > > first clear out some emerge blockers. I've taken care of the
5 > > blockers, but now I find that my system no longer has a more command:
6 > >
7 > > # more
8 > > bash: more: command not found
9 > >
10 > > I also notice that sys-apps/more is masked:
11 > >
12 > > * sys-apps/more [ Masked ]
13 > > Latest version available: 2.12r
14 > > Latest version installed: [ Not Installed ]
15 > > Size of files: 1,338 kB
16 > > Homepage: http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/
17 > > Description: Primitive text file viewer
18 > > License: GPL-2
19 > >
20 > > Surely this isn't what I'm supposed to install just to get "more."
21 > > Please advise.
22 >
23 > $ qfile /bin/more
24 > sys-apps/util-linux (/bin/more)
25 >
26 > Did you by chance unmerge util-linux? Try re-emerging it.
27
28 Man, I don't remember unmerging util-linux, but it was late... Anyway, that
29 fixed it. Thank you.
30
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32 Mike Diehl