pkgrm(ADM)                      19 June 1992                      pkgrm(ADM)


 Name

    pkgrm - remove a package from the system

 Syntax

    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(ADM), pkgadd(ADM), pkgask(ADM), pkgchk(ADM), pkginfo(ADM),
    pkgmk(ADM), pkgparam(ADM), pkgproto(ADM), pkgtrans(ADM), removef(ADM)