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)

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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).

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-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:

See Also

pkginfo(1), pkgmk(1), pkgparam(1), pkgproto(1), pkgtrans(1), installf(1M), pkgadd(1M), pkgask(1M), pkgchk(1M), pkgrm(1M), attributes(5), largefile(5)

Application Packaging Developer’s Guide

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.