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


NAME
      pkgrm - removes a package from the system

SYNOPSIS
      pkgrm [-n] [-a admin] [pkginst1 [pkginst2[ . . . ]]]

      pkgrm -s spool [pkginst]

DESCRIPTION
      pkgrm will remove a previously installed or partially installed package
      from the system.  A check is made to determine if any other packages
      depend on the one being removed.  The action taken if a dependency exists
      is defined in the admin file.

      The default state for the command is interactive mode, meaning that
      prompt messages are given during processing to allow the administrator to
      confirm the actions being taken.  Non-interactive mode can be requested
      with the -n option.

      The -s option can be used to specify the directory from which spooled
      packages should be removed.

      The options and arguments for this command are:

      -n           Non-interactive mode.  If there is a need for interaction,
                   the command will exit.  Use of this option requires that at
                   least one package instance be named upon invocation of the
                   command.

      -a admin     Defines an installation administration file, admin, to be
                   used in place of the default admin file.

      -s spool     Removes the specified package(s) from the directory spool.

      pkginst      Specifies the package to be removed.  The format pkginst.*
                   can be used to remove all instances of a package.  When
                   using this format, enclose the command line in single quotes
                   to prevent the shell from interpreting the * character.

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












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