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NAME
     removef - remove a file from software database

SYNOPSIS
     removef pkginst path1 [path2 ...]  removef -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).

     After all files  have  been  processed,  removef  should  be
     invoked  with  the  -f  option  to indicate that the removal
     phase is complete.

EXAMPLE
     The following shows the use of removef 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

SEE ALSO
     installf(1M), pkgadd(1M), pkgask(1M), pkgchk(1), pkginfo(1),
     pkgmk(1), pkgproto(1), pkgtrans(1), pkgparam(3X).






















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