removef(1M) System Administration Commands removef(1M)NAMEremovef - remove a file from software database
SYNOPSISremovef [ [-M] -R root_path] [-V fs_file] pkginst path...
removef [ [-M] -R root_path] [-V fs_file] -f pkginst
DESCRIPTIONremovef 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 relo‐
cated 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), there is no need to use the removef-R option.
Note -
The root file system of any non-global zones must not be refer‐
enced 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 VARIABLESremovef inherits the value of the following environment variable. This
variable is set when pkgadd(1M) or pkgrm(1M) is invoked with the -R
option.
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 ALSOpkginfo(1), pkgmk(1), pkgparam(1), pkgproto(1), pkgtrans(1),
installf(1M), pkgadd(1M), pkgask(1M), pkgchk(1M), pkgrm(1M),
attributes(5), largefile(5)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 imple‐
mentations, pkgadd(1M), pkgtrans(1) and other package commands can
process a datastream of up to 4 GB.
SunOS 5.10 30 Oct 2007 removef(1M)
