Software Distributor Administration Guide (March 2009)

Options and Operands
XToolkit_Options X window options for the GUI. See “XToolkit
Options and Changing Display Fonts ” (page 46).
-i
Run the command in interactive mode by invoking
the GUI or TUI. See “Installing with the GUI”
(page 54).
-p
Preview the install task (perform analysis only).
-r
Operate on an alternate root directories. See
“Installing to an Alternate Root ” (page 67).
-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 291).
-C session_file
Save the current option and operand values to
session_file for reuse in another session. See
“Session Files” (page 51).
-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 49).
-Q date
Schedules a job for the given date when remote
operations are enabled. See “Scheduling Jobs from
the Command Line” (page 148) and Chapter 7:
“Remote Operations Overview” (page 151)
-s source
Use the software source specified by source instead
of the default, /var/spool/sw. The syntax is:
[host:][/directory]
host may be a host name, domain name, or internet
address (for example, 15.1.48.23). directory is
an absolute path.
-S session_file
Use option and operand values saved from a
previous installation session and stored in
session_file. See “Session Files” (page 51).
-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 49).
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