removef(1M)                                                     removef(1M)

NAME
     removef - remove a file from software database

SYNOPSIS
     /usr/sbin/removef pkginst path1 [path2 ...]

     /usr/sbin/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.

OPTIONS
     -f        Indicates that the removal phase is complete.

     pkginst   Defines the package instance with which the pathnames(s) is
               (are) to be associated.

     path      The pathname(s) to be removed.

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(1M), pkginfo(1M),
     pkgmk(1M), pkgparam(1M), pkgproto(1M), pkgtrans(1M).













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