Re: Oracle 8 *O and *0 binaries

Thanks for the clarification. After my posting I examined the file dates, and they were similar to the day I installed an Oracle patch. You've confirmed my suspicion.

Thanks again,
Alan

Sybrand Bakker wrote:
>
> When you relink the old executables are renamed to *O. During a normal
> install there is always a relink, so if nothing is wrong, you can safely
> delete them.
>
> Hth,
>
> --
> Sybrand Bakker, Oracle DBA
> Alan Impink <aimpink_at_ssw.com> wrote in message
> news:38307955.3D33EB51_at_ssw.com...
> > I've noticed that Oracle8 (specifically 8.1.5) has a much larger
> > footprint on my AIX system than Oracle7 ever did. There appears to be
> > many of the same program existing on my system. For example, exp and
> > expO both appear to be functionally equivalent. The same can be said
> > for Oracle and OracleO, as well as svrmgrl/svrmgrlO, tkprof/tkprofO,
> > etc.
> >
> > Anyone have any idea what the *O and *0 versions of these programs are
> > for?
Received on Mon Nov 15 1999 - 15:46:43 CST