pkgask(1M)                       DG/UX 5.4.2                      pkgask(1M)


NAME
       pkgask - stores answers to a request script

SYNOPSIS
       pkgask [-d device] -r response pkginst [pkginst [...]]

DESCRIPTION
       pkgask allows the administrator to store answers to an interactive
       package (one with a request script).  Invoking this command generates
       a response file that is then used as input at installation time.  The
       use of this response file prevents any interaction from occurring
       during installation since the file already contains all of the
       information the package needs.

       -d        Runs the request script for a package on device.  device
                 can be a directory pathname or the identifiers for tape or
                 removable disk (for example, /var/tmp and /dev/rmt/0).  The
                 default device is the installation spool directory.

       -r        Identifies a file or directory, which should be created to
                 contain the responses to interaction with the package.  The
                 name must be a full pathname.  The file, or directory of
                 files, can later be used as input to the pkgadd command.

       pkginst   Specifies the package instance or list of instances for
                 which request scripts will be created.  The token all may
                 be used to refer to all packages available on the source
                 medium.
NOTES
       The -r option can be used to indicate a directory name as well as a
       filename.  The directory name is used to create numerous response
       files, each sharing the name of the package with which it should be
       associated.  This would be used, for example, when you will be adding
       multiple interactive packages with one invocation of pkgadd.  Each
       package would need a response file.  To create multiple response
       files with the same name as the package instance, name the directory
       in which the files should be created and supply multiple instance
       names with the pkgask command.  When installing the packages, you
       will be able to identify this directory to the pkgadd command.
SEE ALSO
       installf(1M), pkgadd(1M), pkgchk(1), pkgmk(1), pkginfo(1),
       pkgparam(1), pkgproto(1), pkgtrans(1), pkgrm(1M), removef(1M).















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