1. Perl scripts to build rescue disk(s) to revive a system Yard is a suite of Perl scripts for creating custom boot/rescue disks. Using a compressed filesystem, it can put a standard kernel image plus about 2.4 meg of utilities on a single floppy. Yard is also useful for creating self-contained Linux-on-a-floppy systems. You specify a basic set of files and utilities for inclusion and Yard handles many of the details. Features: - File specs allow absolute and relative filenames, symbolic links, file replacements and full shell-style globbing. - Automatically determines necessary libraries and loaders. - Allows stripping of binaries and libraries during copying. - Automatically regenerates ld.so.cache - Checks for broken symlinks - Checks /etc/{fstab,inittab,termcap,pam.conf} for common errors and inconsistencies. - Checks user directories and files mentioned in /etc/passwd - Checks command files (eg, rc.local and .login) and scripts for missing binaries and command interpreters. - Automatically performs filesystem compression and copying. - Can be used with or without LILO. - Can make single or double disk sets. - Extensive checking of user choices and execution errors. From Debian 3.0r0 APT