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show_patches(1) show_patches(1)
NAME
show_patches - HP-UX patch display utility
SYNOPSIS
show_patches [-a][-s
][-i][-o][-t][-d target][
-l {product|fileset}]
DESCRIPTION
The
show_patches utility displays active and superseded patches in a formatted output, which may be
easier to interpret than the output of the
swlist command (see swlist(1M)). When listing the patches
installed on a system,
show_patches uses the SD patch attributes
patch_state and
superseded_by
to determine which patches are active and which are superseded.
Patches may require manual operations prior to or after installation. The
show_patches utility may be
directed at the source depot to list "Special Installation Instructions" and "Other Dependencies" docu-
mented within the contained patches.
Options
If no options are specified,
show_patches displays at the sd(4) product level the active patches on the
local system.
The
show_patches utility recognizes the following options:
-a Display the active patches on the system. Active patches are those which have been
installed but not superseded by newer patches on the target.
-s Display the superseded patches on the system. Superseded patches are those that have
been superseded by newer patches installed on the target.
-d target Specify a target system or depot to analyze. Defaults to local system.
-i Display any "Special Installation Instructions" associated with any listed patch. The
"Special Installation Instructions" document manual operations that may be required for
successful installation.
-o Display any "Other Dependencies" associated with any listed patch. These are optional
or complex dependencies that may require manual processing.
-t Do not list a patch unless it is displaying "Special Installation Instructions" or "Other
Dependencies."
-l level Display the patch information at the SD product or fileset level.
Note: This option is ignored if the -i or -o options are selected.
Note
When the target is a depot, the patch_state and superseded_by
attributes are not defined and all
relationships are determined by the value of the
supersedes attribute.
AUTHOR
show_patches was developed by HP.
SEE ALSO
sysdiff(1) check_patches(1M), cleanup(1M), swlist(1M), swremove(1M), swverify(1M).
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