Software Distributor Administration Guide for HP-UX 11i

Managing Patches
Patch Management Tasks and Examples
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Filter (button and specification field)
Click on the
Filter button to display a list of example filters that you
can select from. (To change the filters in the list, see “Editing the
Patch Filter List” on page 177.)
This field sets the patch_filter option, which lets you specify a
filter for automatic patch selection. Patches for software to be
installed or copied are automatically marked as you enter the
analysis phase. Only patches that match the filter criteria are
marked.
You can also set
Save files replaced by patch for later rollback in the Options
menu. This sets the patch_save_files option. (The default is true.)
See “Command Options” on page 167 in this chapter for more
information on patch options.
NOTE As with all system options, the patch management options revert to their
default values at the next session unless you save and re-use the session
information. See “Session Files” on page 61 for more information.
Editing the Patch Filter List
You can change the default list of patch filters displayed by the swinstall
and swcopy GUI. The list is stored in:
• /var/adm/sw/defaults.patchfilters
The system-wide default list of patch filters.
• $HOME/.swdefaults.patchfilters
The user-specific default list of patch filters.
The list of patch filters is enclosed in braces {} and separated by white
space (blank, tab, or newline). For example: