typo : cat checkinstallrc | sed ... > # relocate the config file > cat checkinstall | sed s"/usr\/lib/checkinstall/etc/g" > > chkinstallrc > mkdir -p /usr/lib/checkinstall > cp chkinstallrc /etc/checkinstallrc -- Swiftly. Silently. Invisibly. .~. In Linux we trust. / v \ news://news.hkpcug.org /( _ )\ http://www.linux-sxs.org ^ ^