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INSTALLPKG

Section: Maintenance Commands (8)
Updated: 22 May 2007
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NAME

installpkg - install system packages.

SYNOPSIS

installpkg [ -h, --help ] [ -w, --report ] [ -r, --root DIR ] [ -v, --verbose ] [ -m, --menu ] [ -a, --ask ] [ -p, --priority ADD|REC|OPT|SKP ] [ -t, --tagfile FILE ] pkgfile [ pkgfile2, ... ]

DESCRIPTION

installpkg installs all of the given package files onto the root filesystem. Various arguments may be passed at the command-line during the install process.

OPTIONS

-h, --help: When this option is specified, installpkg will print its own usage instructions and exit.
-w, --report: This will cause installpkg to only generate a report of the proposed installation instead of actually installing any files. This can be useful to see if installing a package will overwrite any pre-existing files.
-r, --root DIR: Passing this argument causes installpkg to install the given package file into the DIR directory instead of /. This is useful for installations from removable media such as DVDs.
-v, --verbose: This option will cause installpkg to output more information about the build process than usual.
-m, --menu: This options causes installpkg to confirm the user's choice for installing a given package using a graphical menu.
-a, --ask: This will force a confirmation of the user's choice for installing a given package, even if the priority given for the package is ADD.
-p, --priority ADD|REC|OPT|SKP: This option supplies a package priority that overrides the tagfiles given as files.
-t, --tagfile FILE: This option supplies a tagfile that will specify the default priority of all given packages. This tagfile is overridden if the --priority flag is supplied on the command-line in the same command.

AUTHOR

Bradley A. Worley <geekysuavo@gmail.com>

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