Working from a template

So I was bold and decided to write the install and uninstall script for another extension. I chose ConfirmAccount because of its similarity to LiquidThreads.

There were many lessons for me to learn:

• how do I duplicate a directory - mkdir and cp -f
  
• where can I find the information about the MySQL files that are created
• how do I create a tar file with the directory in it - tar -cvvf confirmaccount.tar ConfirmAccount.install/
  
• how do I get this tar file from the system so that I can send it by mail
• what did I forget ?

It is not that hard but it really helps when things are done in a standard way.
Thanks,
       GerardM