But second, if I was to configure it myself, the syntax is
alternatives --install link name path priority ... and other optional stuff
Looking at other examples, I'm not clear on the difference between link and path in this command
Thanks, Tony Schreiner Boston College _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
For better understanding, try checking the manpage for alternatives:
man alternatives
However, the difference between link and path is that link is the file you want to use as command (for instance, /usr/bin/java), and path is the actual file that is executed by that command (for instance, /opt/jre/bin/java). Link will be a symlink to path. A better explained example is in this page:
http://www.mjmwired.net/resources/mjm-fedora-f7.html#java
Regards.