Patch Management User Guide for HP-UX 11.x Systems (5900-3011, March 2013)

◦ Use wildcards [ ], *, ? in the specification of the software_selections if you
want to make multiple selections. For example:
– A specification of bun[12] selects software bun1 and bun2.
– A specification of \* selects all software.
◦ Views the manpages for sd(5) using the command:
man 5 sd
• -x option=value
◦ Sets the option to specified value.
◦ The default behavior of the swlist command is to show only the latest patches installed
on a system. It does not show patches that have been superseded. To list superseded
patches, set the show_superseded_patches option to true:
swlist -x show_superseded_patches=true
◦ Specifies multiple -x options if needed.
• @ target_selections
◦ Specifies the target of the command. You can specify the swlist command operate on
a system other than the local host or on a depot. For example, to specify the swlist
command operate on the system host1:
swlist @ host1
◦ Operates on the software depot depot1 located in directory some_directory on the
local host:
swlist @ /some_directory/depot1
◦ Operates on the depot depot2 located in directory some_directory on the system
host1:
swlist @ host1:/some_directory/depot2
For a complete list of swlist arguments, consult the swlist(1M) manpage or the Software Distributor
Administration Guide on the HP Business Support Center website at http://www.hp.com/go/
sd-docs.
To filter the output to display only patches, use the -l argument in combination with a software
selection using the category tag patch:
swlist -l level *,c=category_tag
For example:
$ swlist -l product *,c=patch
# Initializing...
# Contacting target "some_system"...
#
# Target: some_system:/
PHCO_28848 1.0 Software Distributor Cumulative Patch
PHCO_29010 1.0 shar(1) patch
PHCO_29495 1.0 libc cumulative patch
PHSS_28677 1.0 CDE Applications Periodic Patch
...
The following command shows patches that have a manual_dependencies category tag:
swlist -l level *,c=category_tag
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