removef(1M) 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
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).
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).
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.
The following operands are supported:
path The pathname to be removed.
pkginst The package instance from which the pathname is being removed.
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 $PKGINST /dev/xt[0-9][0-9][0-9] |
while read pathname
do
echo "$pathname"
rm -f $pathname
done
removef -f $PKGINST || exit 2
0 Successful completion.
>0 An error occurred.
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNWcsu |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
pkginfo(1), pkgmk(1), pkgparam(1), pkgproto(1), pkgtrans(1), installf(1M), pkgadd(1M), pkgask(1M), pkgchk(1M), attributes(5)
6 Apr 2005 removef(1M)
