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removef(1M)

Name | Synopsis | Description | Options | Operands | Examples | Environment Variables | Exit Status | Attributes | See Also | Notes

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

    The following options are supported:

    -f

    After all files have been processed, removef should be invoked with the -f option to indicate that the removal 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 information files, are relocated to a directory tree starting in the specified root_path. The root_path may be specified when installing to a client from a server (for example, /export/root/client1).

    removef inherits the value of the PKG_INSTALL_ROOT environment variable. (See ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES, below.) If PKG_INSTALL_ROOT is set, such as when the -R option is used with pkgadd(1M) or pkgrm(1M)


    Note –

    The root file system of any non-global zones must not be referenced with the -R option. Doing so might damage the global zone's file system, might compromise the security of the global zone, and might damage the non-global zone's file system. See zones(5).


    -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

    The following operands are supported:

    path

    The pathname to be removed.

    pkginst

    The package instance from which the pathname is being removed.

Examples


    Example 1 Using removef

    The following example uses the removef command in an optional pre-install script:


    echo "The following files are no longer part of this package
          and are being removed."
    removef $PKGINST /myapp/file1 /myapp/file2 |
    while read pathname
    do
         echo "$pathname"
         rm -f $pathname
    done
    removef -f $PKGINST || exit 2

Environment Variables

    removef inherits the value of the following environment variable. This variable is set when pkgadd(1M) or pkgrm(1M)

    PKG_INSTALL_ROOT

    If present, defines the full path name of a directory to use as the system's PKG_INSTALL_ROOT path. All product and package information files are then looked for in the directory tree, starting with the specified PKG_INSTALL_ROOT path. If not present, the default system path of / is used.

Exit Status

    0

    Successful completion.

    >0

    An error occurred.

Attributes

    See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

    ATTRIBUTE TYPE 

    ATTRIBUTE VALUE 

    Availability 

    SUNWcsu 

See Also

Notes

    Package commands are largefile(5)-aware. They handle files larger than 2 GB in the same way they handle smaller files. In their current implementations, pkgadd(1M), pkgtrans(1) and other package commands can process a datastream of up to 4 GB.

SunOS 5.10  Last Revised 30 Oct 2007

Name | Synopsis | Description | Options | Operands | Examples | Environment Variables | Exit Status | Attributes | See Also | Notes