NAME

removef − remove a file from software database

SYNOPSIS

removef pkginst path1 [path2 ...]

removef pkginst −

removef −f pkginst

DESCRIPTION

removef informs the system that the user, or software, intends to remove pathnames.  The pathnames may be arguments or, in the case where a single − is given, read from stdin.  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. 

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), pkgmk(1), pkgtrans(1). 

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