format. Texinfo source for the manual (along with pregenerated Info
files) is available at
- ftp://gnudist.gnu.org/pub/gnu/emacs/elisp-manual-20-2.5.tar.gz
+ ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/emacs/elisp-manual-20-2.5.tar.gz
- and all mirrors of gnudist.gnu.org (See question 92 for a list). See
+ and all mirrors of ftp.gnu.org (See question 92 for a list). See
question 17 if you want to install the Info files, or question 18 if you
want to use the Texinfo source to print the manual yourself.
using the stand-alone "makeinfo" program, available as part of the latest
Texinfo package at
- ftp://gnudist.gnu.org/pub/gnu/texinfo/texinfo-3.12.tar.gz
+ ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/texinfo/texinfo-3.12.tar.gz
- and all mirrors of gnudist.gnu.org (see question 92 for a list).
+ and all mirrors of ftp.gnu.org (see question 92 for a list).
For information about the Texinfo format, read the Texinfo manual which
comes with Emacs. This manual also comes installed in Info format, so
* Xinfo, a stand-alone version of the Info program that runs under X
Windows. You can get it at
- ftp://gnudist.gnu.org/pub/gnu/xinfo/xinfo-1.01.01.tar.gz
+ ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/xinfo/xinfo-1.01.01.tar.gz
- and all mirrors of gnudist.gnu.org (See question 92 for a list).
+ and all mirrors of ftp.gnu.org (See question 92 for a list).
* Tkinfo, an Info viewer that runs under X Windows and uses Tcl/Tk. You
can get Tkinfo at
Latest versions of some of the above files are also available at
- ftp://gnudist.gnu.org/pub/gnu/GNUinfo/
+ ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/GNUinfo/
More GNU information, including back issues of the "GNU's Bulletin", are at
The file etc/SERVICE (see question 4 if you're not sure where that is)
lists companies and individuals willing to sell you help in installing or
- using Emacs. An up-to-date version this file is available on gnudist.gnu.org
+ using Emacs. An up-to-date version this file is available on ftp.gnu.org
(see question 20).
22: Where can I get the latest version of this document (the FAQ list)?
If you're tired of seeing backup files whenever you do an "ls" at the
Unix shell, try GNU ls with the "-B" option. GNU ls is part of the GNU
- fileutils package, available at mirrors of gnudist.gnu.org (see question 92).
+ fileutils package, available at mirrors of ftp.gnu.org (see question 92).
To disable or change how backups are made, see "Backup Names" in the
on-line manual.
from scratch. You will need:
* Emacs sources. See question 92 for a list of ftp sites that make them
- available. On gnudist.gnu.org, the main GNU distribution site, sources are
+ available. On ftp.gnu.org, the main GNU distribution site, sources are
available at
- ftp://gnudist.gnu.org/pub/gnu/emacs/emacs-20.3.tar.gz
+ ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/emacs/emacs-20.3.tar.gz
The above will obviously change as new versions of Emacs come out. For
instance, when Emacs 20.5 is released, it will most probably be
available at
- ftp://gnudist.gnu.org/pub/gnu/emacs/emacs-20.4.tar.gz
+ ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/emacs/emacs-20.4.tar.gz
Again, you should use one of the mirror sites in question 92 (and
- adjust the URL accordingly) so as to reduce load on gnudist.gnu.org.
+ adjust the URL accordingly) so as to reduce load on ftp.gnu.org.
* Gzip, the GNU compression utility. You can get gzip via anonymous ftp
- at mirrors of gnudist.gnu.org sites; it should compile and install without
+ at mirrors of ftp.gnu.org sites; it should compile and install without
much trouble on most systems. Once you have retrieved the Emacs
sources, you will probably be able to uncompress them with the command
two `v's force verbose output, and the `f' tells tar to use a disk
file, rather than one on tape.
- If you're using GNU tar (available at mirrors of gnudist.gnu.org), you can
+ If you're using GNU tar (available at mirrors of ftp.gnu.org), you can
combine this step and the previous one by using the command
tar -zxvvf emacs-20.4.tar.gz
92: Where can I get other up-to-date GNU stuff?
The most up-to-date official GNU software is normally kept on
- gnudist.gnu.org and is available at
+ ftp.gnu.org and is available at
- ftp://gnudist.gnu.org/pub/gnu
+ ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu
Read the files etc/DISTRIB and etc/FTP for more information.
- A list of sites mirroring gnudist.gnu.org can be found at
+ A list of sites mirroring ftp.gnu.org can be found at
http://www.gnu.org/order/ftp.html
If you are on a Unix machine, try using the "nslookup" command, included
in the Berkeley BIND package. For example, to find the IP address of
- "gnudist.gnu.org", you would type
+ "ftp.gnu.org", you would type
- nslookup gnudist.gnu.org
+ nslookup ftp.gnu.org
Your computer should then provide the IP address of that computer.
Author: Dave Gillespie <daveg@csvax.cs.caltech.edu>
Latest version: 2.02f
Anonymous FTP:
- ftp://gnudist.gnu.org/pub/gnu/calc/calc-2.02f.tar.gz
+ ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/calc/calc-2.02f.tar.gz
NOTE: Unlike Wolfram Research, Dave has never threatened to sue
anyone for having a program with a similar command language to
Calc. :-)