pkgask(1M)            UNIX System V(Essential Utilities)             pkgask(1M)


NAME
      pkgask - stores answers to a request script

SYNOPSIS
      /usr/sbin/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 full pathname to a directory or the identifiers for tape,
                floppy disk or removable disk (for example, /var/tmp,
                /dev/dsk/0s2, and /dev/dsk/f0t).  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.  The
                format pkginst.* can be used to indicate all instances of a
                package.  When using this format, enclose the command line in
                single quotes to prevent the shell from interpreting the *
                character.

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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