directory changed into file

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Some of my directories have changed so that now they are files!

Is there anything I can do to repair this?

These are the ones I know about:

-rwxrwxr-x 1 root root 536 Oct 27 04:03 /usr/local/bin
-rwxrwxr-x 1 root root 432 Oct 27 04:03 /usr/local/man/man1
-rwxrwxr-x 1 root root 1328 Oct 25 01:31 /usr/man/man1

I don’t know caused it. The ones in /usr/local/ may have been caused by
installing GNU grep-2.4.2.tar.gz.

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Dan Phillips <dphillip@powerup.com.au> wrote:

Some of my directories have changed so that now they are files!

Is there anything I can do to repair this?

These are the ones I know about:

-rwxrwxr-x 1 root root 536 Oct 27 04:03 /usr/local/bin
-rwxrwxr-x 1 root root 432 Oct 27 04:03 /usr/local/man/man1
-rwxrwxr-x 1 root root 1328 Oct 25 01:31 /usr/man/man1

I don’t know caused it. The ones in /usr/local/ may have been caused by
installing GNU grep-2.4.2.tar.gz.

Goto /var/pkg/spill/usr/local, delete/play with .fspkg-spilled,
and use Package Mgr to re-start the package file system.

-xtang

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Previously, Xiaodan Tang wrote in qdn.public.qnxrtp.os:

Dan Phillips <> dphillip@powerup.com.au> > wrote:
Some of my directories have changed so that now they are files!

Is there anything I can do to repair this?

These are the ones I know about:

-rwxrwxr-x 1 root root 536 Oct 27 04:03 /usr/local/bin
-rwxrwxr-x 1 root root 432 Oct 27 04:03 /usr/local/man/man1
-rwxrwxr-x 1 root root 1328 Oct 25 01:31 /usr/man/man1

I don’t know caused it. The ones in /usr/local/ may have been caused by
installing GNU grep-2.4.2.tar.gz.

Goto /var/pkg/spill/usr/local, delete/play with .fspkg-spilled,
and use Package Mgr to re-start the package file system.

-xtang

Thanks, it’s fixed now. A Knowledge Base article would have been helpful.

I like this RTP; you guys have done a great job!

Dan Phillips

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Dan Phillips <dphillip@powerup.com.au> wrote:
: Previously, Xiaodan Tang wrote in qdn.public.qnxrtp.os:
:> Dan Phillips <dphillip@powerup.com.au> wrote:
:> > Some of my directories have changed so that now they are files!
:>
:> > Is there anything I can do to repair this?
:>
:> > These are the ones I know about:
:>
:> > -rwxrwxr-x 1 root root 536 Oct 27 04:03 /usr/local/bin
:> > -rwxrwxr-x 1 root root 432 Oct 27 04:03 /usr/local/man/man1
:> > -rwxrwxr-x 1 root root 1328 Oct 25 01:31 /usr/man/man1
:>
:> > I don’t know caused it. The ones in /usr/local/ may have been caused by
:> > installing GNU grep-2.4.2.tar.gz.
:>
:> Goto /var/pkg/spill/usr/local, delete/play with .fspkg-spilled,
:> and use Package Mgr to re-start the package file system.
:>
:> -xtang

: Thanks, it’s fixed now. A Knowledge Base article would have been helpful.

: I like this RTP; you guys have done a great job!

: ----------
: Dan Phillips

Ask and you shall receive: http://qdn.qnx.com/support/bok/solution.qnx?10135

Don

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