Software Distributor Administration Guide HP-UX 11i v1, 11i v2, and 11i v3 (5900-2561, March 2013)

-i Run the command in interactive mode by invoking the GUI
or TUI. See “Installing with the GUI” (page 42).
-p Preview the install task (perform analysis only).
-r Operate on an alternate root directories. See “Installing to
an Alternate Root ” (page 52).
-v Turn on verbose output to stdout and display all activity to
the screen.
-c catalog Store a copy of a response file or other files created by a
request script in catalog. See “Requesting User Responses
(swask)” (page 227).
-C session_file Save the current option and operand values to session_file
for reuse in another session. See “Session Files” (page 39).
-f software_file Read the software selections from software_file instead of (or
in addition to) software you specify on the command line.
See “Software Files” (page 36).
-Q date Schedules a job for the given date when remote operations
are enabled. See “Scheduling Jobs from the Command Line”
(page 116) and Chapter 7: “Remote Operations Overview”
(page 119)
-s source Use the software source specified by source instead of the
default, /var/spool/sw. The syntax is: [host][:]-
[/directory] | [./relative_path] |
[../relative_path]
host may be a host name, domain name, or internet address
(for example, 15.1.48.23). directory is an absolute path.
To specify a relative_path when no host is specified, the
relative_path must start with ./ or ../; otherwise, the
specified name is considered as a host.
-S session_file Use option and operand values saved from a previous
installation session and stored in session_file. See
“Session Files” (page 39).
-t target_file Read target selections from a target_file instead of (or in
addition to) targets you specify on the command line. See
“Target Files” (page 37).
-x command_option=value Sets command_option to value, overriding default values
or values in options files. See “Changing Command Options
” (page 48).
-X option_file Read session options and behaviors from option_file.
See “Changing Command Options ” (page 48).
software_selections One or more software objects to be installed. See “Software
Selections” (page 35).
target_selections The target on which to install the software selections. See
“Target Selections” (page 37).
Changing Command Options
You can change the behavior of this command by specifying additional command-line options
when you invoke the command (using the -x option) or by reading predefined values from a file.
The following table shows the defaults and options that apply to swinstall.
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