> > 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 at 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.