I have a script that checks the redhat-release file to determine what security patch needs to be applied. Since there's a Red Hat 5 now, I need a redhat-release file from the various platforms (Desktop, Enteprise Workstation, and Enterprise Server) so I can build a proper search string. Also, it... (5 Replies)
can some one please tell the meaning of the second statement i.e
n=${m#*=}
i couldnt get the meaning of the #*=
1.) m="mohit=/c/main/issue"
echo $m
result
-----------
mohit=/c/main/issue
2.) n=${m#*=}
echo $n
RESULT
-------
/c/main/issue (1 Reply)
Fairly new to RedHat. Can someone tell me what the version that I am working on.
cat /etc/rehdat-release shows
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 5.4 Beta (Tikanga)
I would think that this is RedHat 5 update 4. I don't know how what Beta and (Tikanga) means. Is this truly beta code? (1 Reply)
Hello
I have been asked to provide a security patch analysis of servers in my environment. For HPUX and Solaris there are tools wich can be loaded onto the servers to do this. However I do not know of one for Redhat . At this point I must mentioned that the Redhat servers are behind a firewall... (2 Replies)
Hi,
I am having a text file with the following contents
###########
File1
###########
some
page1.txt
text
page.txt
When I sort this file on Red Hat 5, then I get the following output
###########
File1
###########
page1.txt
page.txt
some (3 Replies)
Please let me know the meaning for the below statements in shell scripting.
1) exit -99
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2) set prgdir = `pwd`
set runFlag = runFlag:FALSE
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3) if (-f $prgdir/maillst.eml) then
set distEmail = `cat $prgdir/maillst.eml`... (1 Reply)
Hello everyone,
I'm looking for the meaning of this expression, as I don't understand it quite clearly : $1^
What do you think it could be?
I thought either:
- match lines starting with argument 1 but it should be ^$1
- turn line around : word becomes drow
Thanks in advance for your... (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: bibelo
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LEARN ABOUT REDHAT
rpmcache
RPMCACHE(8) Red Hat Linux RPMCACHE(8)NAME
rpmcache - Cache RPM Package Headers
SYNOPSIS
rpmcache [ PACKAGE_NAME ... ]
DESCRIPTION
rpmcache walks a file tree, possibly remotely using FTP, filtering paths using glob(7) expressions, reading rpm package headers. The latest
(i.e. comparing package epoch/version/release for identical package names and using the build time as a tie breaker) package headers, if
they are unique, are cached in an rpm database. The rpm database cache can be used to provide suggested paths to packages that resolve
unknown dependencies.
There are no rpmcache specific options, only common rpm options. See the rpmcache usage message for what is currently implemented.
The file tree path to be searched is configured using rpm macros. The final path is the concatentaion of 5 individual elements. Here are
the macro names used to configure rpmcache, in the same order that they will be concatenated to build the file tree path that will be
walked:
%_bhpath
The "path" level contains the leading part of the file tree path (or URL) for the file tree to be walked. No glob(7) expressions,
here, please.
%_bhcoll
The "collection" level contains a string (or glob(7) expression) to match sub-directories of %_bhpath.
%_bhN The "name" level contains a string (or glob(7) expression) to match sub-directories of %_bhcoll. The PACKAGE_NAME arguments are
used to construct a glob(7) expression that will match any of specific package names within the Red Hat build system, and are almost
certainly not of use to anyone outside of Red Hat.
%_bhVR The "version-release" level contains a string (or glob(7) expression) to match sub-directories of %_bhN.
%_bhA The "arch" level contains a string (or glob(7) expression) to match sub-directories of %_bhVR.
The location of the cache database is also configured using an rpm macro:
%_cache_dbpath
The location of the cache database. The default value is /var/spool/up2date/cache.
The cache database is identical in format to an rpm database, and can be used with rpm from the command line. For example, to use the cache
database to provide suggestions for packages that provide dependencies needed by a package install, the following macro should be config-
ured in either /etc/rpm/macros or ~/.rpmmacros:
%_solve_dbpath
The location of the database that is used to provide suggested dependency resolutions.
Example (minimal) configuration for a Red Hat beehive tree:
%_cache_dbpath /var/spool/up2date/cache
%_solve_dbpath %{_cache_dbpath}
%_bhpath file://localhost/mnt/redhat/beehive/comps/dist
%_bhcoll 7.3
%_bhN @(basesystem|bash|filesystem|glibc-common|glibc|ldconfig|libtermcap|mktemp|setup|termcap)
%_bhVR *
%_bhA @(i[3456]86|noarch)
Example (minimal) configuration for a Red Hat FTP tree:
%_cache_dbpath /var/spool/up2date/cache
%_solve_dbpath %{_cache_dbpath}
%_bhpath ftp://localhost/mnt/dist
%_bhcoll @(7.3|7.2|7.1|7.0|6.2|6.1|6.0|5.2|5.1|5.0)
%_bhN @(%{_arch})
%_bhVR *
%_bhA @(i[3456]86|noarch)
BUGS
Yup. Please file bug reports and RFE's against the rpm-devel package using bugzilla: http://bugzilla.redhat.com/ <URL:http://bugzilla.red-
hat.com/>
SEE ALSO rpm(8), glob(7),
http://www.rpm.org/ <URL:http://www.rpm.org/>
AUTHORS
Jeff Johnson <jbj@redhat.com>
Red Hat, Inc. 05 July 2002 RPMCACHE(8)