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swask(1M) swask(1M)
saved only in the default directory $HOME/.sw/sessions/
.
You can recall a session file with the
-S option.
-f software_file
Reads the list of software_selections from software_file instead of (or in addition to)
the command line.
-s source Specifies the source depot (or tape) from which software is selected for the ask
operation. (SD can read both tar and
cpio tape depots.)
-S session_file Executes swask based on the options and operands saved from a previous session,
as defined in session_file. You can save session information from a command-line
session with the -C session_file option.
-t targetfile Specifies a default set of targets for
swask.
-x option=value
Sets the session option to value and overrides the default value (or a value in an
alternate option_file specified with the
-X option). Multiple -x options can be
specified.
-X option_file Reads the session options and behaviors from option_file .
Operands
swask supports two types of operands: software selections followed by target selections . These operands
are separated by the "at" (@) character. This syntax implies that the command operates on "software
selections at targets".
Software Selections
The selections operands consist of software_selections.
swask supports the following syntax for each software_selection:
bundle
[.product[.subproduct][.fileset]][,version]
product[.subproduct][.fileset][,version]
• You can specify selections with the following shell wildcard and pattern-matching notations:
[], *, ?
• Bundles and subproducts are recursive. Bundles can contain other bundles and subproducts can
contain other subproducts .
• The
\* software specification selects all products. Use this specification with caution.
The
version component has the form:
[,r <op> revision][,a <op> arch][,v <op> vendor]
[,c <op> category][,q=qualifier][,l=location]
[,fr <op> revision][,fa <op> arch]
• location applies only to installed software and refers to software installed to a location other
than the default product directory.
•
fr and fa apply only to filesets.
•
r, a, v, c, and l apply only to bundles and products. They are applied to the leftmost bundle or
product in a software specification.
• The <op> (relational operator) component can be of the form:
=, ==, >=, <=, <, >,or!=
which performs individual comparisons on dot-separated fields. For example, r>=B.10.00
chooses all revisions greater than or equal to B.10.00. The system compares each dot-
separated field to find matches.
• The
= (equals) relational operator lets you specify selections with the shell wildcard and
pattern-matching notations:
[], *, ?, !
For example, the expression r=1[01].* returns any revision in version 10 or version 11.
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