Software Distributor Administration Guide for HP-UX 11i

Managing Patches
Patch-Related Features
Chapter 5 169
• patch_commit=false
Commits a patch by removing files saved for patch rollback. The
default value is false. When set to true, this option removes the saved
files for the patches specified in the software selections for the
command and changes the associated patch_state attribute from
applied to committed or from superseded to
committed/superseded. (See also patch_save_files.)
Note that when a patch is committed, all patches that it has
superseded are also committed.
Applies only to swmodify only.
• patch_filter=*.*
Specifies a filter used during the automatic patch selection process.
This option is used in conjunction with the autoselect_patches and
patch_match_target options to filter out patches that do not meet
the specified criteria (tag, version, etc.).
Applies to swask, swcopy and swinstall.
• patch_match_target=false
Automatically selects the latest patches that correspond to software
on the target root or depot. The default value is false.
This option is useful when you are installing patches on previously
installed software.
This option can be used with the patch_filter option to filter out
patches that do not meet the specified criteria.
Applies to swcopy and swinstall.
NOTE When you use the SD-UX remote operations features to push patches
to remote systems, you can use patch_match_target with only one
remote system at a time.