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Chapter 5. RHN Package Manager 23
Option Description
-l, --list List each package name, version number, release number,
and architecture in the specified channel(s).
-s, --sync Check if local directory is in sync with the server.
-p, --printconf Print the current configuration and exit.
-XPATTERN ,
--exclude=PATTERN
Exclude files matching this glob expression — can be
present multiple times.
--newest Push only the packages that are newer than packages
already pushed to the server for the specified channel.
--stdin Read the package names from stdin.
--nosig Push unsigned packages. By default the RHN Package
Manager attempts to push only signed packages.
--username=USERNAME Specify your RHN username. If you do not provide one
with this option, you will be prompted for it.
--password=PASSWORD Specify your RHN password. If you do not provide one
with this option, you will be prompted for it.
--source Upload source package headers.
--dontcopy In the post-upload step, do not copy the packages to their
final location in the package tree.
--test Only print the packages to be pushed.
--no-ssl Not recommended — Turn off SSL.
-?, --usage Briefly describe the options.
--copyonly Copies the file listed in the argument into the specified
channel. Useful when a channel on the proxy is missing a
package and you don’t want to reimport all of the
packages in the channel. E.g., rhn_package_manager
-cCHANNEL --copyonly
/PATH/TO/MISSING/FILE
-h, --help Display the help screen with a list of options.
Table 5-1. rhn_package_manager options
Tip
These command line options are also described in the rhn_package_manager man page: man
rhn_package_manager.