pkgask(1M)                                                       pkgask(1M)

NAME
     pkgask - store answers to a request script

SYNOPSIS
     /usr/sbin/pkgask [-d device] -r response pkginst1 [pkginst2 [...]]

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.

OPTIONS
     -d        Runs the request script for a package on device. device can
               be a full path name to a directory or the identifier for
               tape (for example /var/tmp). It can also be the device
               alias. The default device is the installation spool direc-
               tory.

     -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(1M), pkgmk(1M), pkginfo(1M),
     pkgparam(1M), pkgproto(1M), pkgtrans(1M), pkgrm(1M), removef(1M).









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