SL Snapshot

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For those of you who would like a local copy of Sensei's Library, here it is:

Snapshot of Sensei's Library, 2005-01-03 (with about 10500 pages and over 18000 diagrams)
as [ext] .tar.gz (34MB)
or as [ext] .tar.bz2 (29MB)
(if unsure take the .tar.gz file)

The snapshot includes all pages, diagrams, and SGF files.

Just like everything else on SL, this snapshot is published under the terms of the OpenContent license. See SL copyright.

Please see PocketSL or SLoT for snapshots viewable on most hand-held computers.

If you think that the snapshot is out of date, drop Arno a short message.


See [ext] http://senseis.xmp.net/files/snapshots/ for older snapshots.

Note: snapshots from 2002 or earlier may have filename link mismatches on case-sensitive systems.


Unpacking the snapshot

  • On Windows, you can download the .tar.gz snapshot and unpack it with [ext] Winzip or [ext] Win-RAR, or download the .tar.bz2 snapshot and unpack with Win-RAR.
  • On Unix-like operating systems, you can download the .tar.gz snapshot and unpack with "tar -xzvf", or download the .tar.bz2 snapshot and unpack with "tar -xjvf".
  • If your tar is not [ext] GNU tar or [ext] star, you can unpack .tar.gz snapshot like this: "gzip -cd file.tar.gz | tar xf -". .tar.bz2 can be unpacked like this: "bzip2 -cd file.tar.bz2 | tar xf -"
  • On MacOS X you can use aforementioned Unix-commands or [ext] StuffIt (available for Windows, too).
  • Here are other general-purpose (un)packers with ability to unpack tar.bz2-files (Most of these are for Windows only): [ext] 7-Zip, [ext] IZArc, [ext] PKZIP, [ext] Power Archiver, [ext] Ultimate Zip, [ext] Wintarball, [ext] ZipZag

FAQ

Q: Could snapshots be provided more often?

A: Currently, making a snapshot of SL is not done by a script, but manually. There is a plethora of reasons why. I'm working on resolving the remaining issues, so that it can be done by a script. Meanwhile, I provide a new snapshot every 2-3 months.

The wiki-dump.sql file used by the hand-held snapshots is updated once per month (automatically).

Q: I'd like to play with the wiki data myself. Do you provide the wiki data in source text format?

A: Yes. Use the [ext] wiki-dump.sql file. It is a snapshot of part of the wiki database. It contains all information necessary to play around. The file is updated monthly.

Q: Can you also post the approximate size of the directory one would get after unpacking the gzipped tarball? Thanks.

A: About 218MB when unpacked.


The current snapshot is 7 months old now, is it possible to get a new one? Thanks in advance.

  • I second that request. Tia! :)
  • Me too. Thanks
  • Hu: Yes, please, when convenient. 9 months old now.

This is a copy of the living page "SL Snapshot" at Sensei's Library.
(OC) 2005 the Authors, published under the OpenContent License V1.0.
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