removef

 

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 Maintenance Commands                                  removef(1M)
 
 
 


NAME
      removef - remove a file from software database
 


SYNOPSIS
      removef [  [ -M ]  -R root_path  ]  [ -V fs_file ]   pkginst
      path ...
 
      removef [  [ -M  ]   -R root_path   ]   [  -V fs_file  ]   -
      f pkginst
 


DESCRIPTION
      removef informs the  system  that  the  user,  or  software,
      intends  to  remove  a  pathname. Output from removef is the
      list of input pathnames that may be safely removed (no other
      packages have a dependency on them).
 


OPTIONS
      -f    After all files have been processed, removef should be
            invoked  with the -f option to indicate that the remo-
            val phase is complete.
 
      -M    Instruct removef not to use the  $root_path/etc/vfstab"
            file  for  determining the client's mount points. This
            option assumes the mount points  are  correct  on  the
            server  and  it  behaves consistently with Solaris 2.5
            and earlier releases.
 
      -R root_path
            Define the full path name of a directory to use as the
            root_path.  All files, including package system infor-
            mation files, are relocated to a directory tree start-
            ing  in  the specified root_path. The root_path may be
            specified when installing to a client  from  a  server
            (for example, /export/root/client1).
 
      -V fs_file
            Specify an alternative fs_file  to  map  the  client's
            file  systems.  For  example, used in situations where
            the  $root_path/etc/vfstab  file  is  non-existent  or
            unreliable.
 


OPERANDS
      pkginst
            The package instance from which the pathname is  being
            removed.
 
      path  The pathname to be removed.
 
 EXAMPLES
      Example 1: The removef command.
 
 
 
 
 
 SunOS 5.8            Last change: 4 Oct 1996                    1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Maintenance Commands                                  removef(1M)
 
 
 
      The following shows the use of removef in an optional   pre-
      install script:
 
      echo      "The following files are no longer part of this package
           and are being removed."
      removef $PKGINST /dev/xt[0-9][0-9][0-9] |
      while read pathname
      do
           echo "$pathname"
              rm -f $pathname
      done
      removef -f $PKGINST || exit 2
 
 EXIT STATUS
      0     Successful completion.
 
      >0    An error occurred.
 


ATTRIBUTES
      See attributes(5) for descriptions of the  following  attri-
      butes:
 
      ____________________________________________________________
     |       ATTRIBUTE TYPE        |       ATTRIBUTE VALUE       |
     |_____________________________|_____________________________|
     | Availability                | SUNWcsu                     |
     |_____________________________|_____________________________|
 
 


SEE ALSO
      pkginfo(1), pkgmk(1), pkgparam(1), pkgproto(1), pkgtrans(1),
      installf(1M),  pkgadd(1M),  pkgask(1M),  pkgchk(1M),  attri-
      butes(5)
 
      Application Packaging Developer's Guide
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 SunOS 5.8            Last change: 4 Oct 1996                    2
 
 
 

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