Software Distributor Administration Guide for HP-UX 11i

Managing Installed Software
Modifying the IPD (swmodify)
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Using swmodify
Syntax swmodify [-d][-p][-r] [-u] [-v [-V] [-a attribute=[value] ]
[-c
catalog ][-C session file ] [-f software_file ]
[-P
pathname_file ] [-s product_specification_file ]
[-S
session_file ] [-x option=value ][-X option_file ]
[
software_selections ][@ target_selection ]
Options and
Operands
-d Perform modifications on a depot (not on a primary or
alternate root). Your
target_selection must be a
depot.
-p Previews a modify session without changing anything
within the
target_selection .
-r Perform modifications on an alternate root instead of
the primary root. Your
target_selection must be an
alternate root.
-u If no -a
attribute options are specified, then delete
the specified
software_selections from within your
target_selection . This action deletes the definitions
of the software objects from the depot catalog or
Installed Products Database.
If -a
attribute options are specified, then delete them
from within the given
target_selection .
-v Turns on verbose output to stdout. (The swmodify
logfile is not affected by this option.)
-V Lists all the SD
layout_versions this command
supports.
-a
attribute=value
Add, change, or deletes the
attribute value .
Otherwise, it adds/changes the attribute for each
software_selection by setting it to the given value .
Multiple -a options can be specified. Each attribute
modification will be applied to every
software_selection .
The -s and -a options are mutually exclusive: the -s
option cannot be specified when the -a option is
specified.