On Sun, 28 Sep 1997 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> > 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:
I downloaded the upstream mc and did a standard build to get these features and more. I use mc for lots of important things so I don't see why the debianized package is many months behind the upstream. Especially since this is an official GNU program. PW -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
