NAME

showmods − Find modified system files

SYNOPSIS

showmods [ bomfile ... ]

DESCRIPTION

When no arguments are supplied, showmods examines the system files on the current boot device and lists the ones that have been modified or deleted to its standard output.  Although it is not mandatory, showmods should be run as root so that files which are not world-readable may be checked. 

When one or more bomfiles is specified, only the files listed in the given bills of materials are examined. 

It is normal for many files to be modified in the course of day-to-day operation.  Some technical sophistication may be required to determine whether showmod’s output indicates an incorrectly configured system.

FILES

/usr/lib/NextStep/BaseSystem.bom - BOM for the non-optional parts of NEXTSTEP

/NextLibrary/Receipts/∗.pkg/∗.bom - BOMs for other installed packages

SEE ALSO

bom(5), mkbom(8), lsbom(8)

7th Edition  —  January 5, 1993