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Section 4.6:Command Line Version of Red Hat Update Agent
Argument
--tmpdir=directory
-u, --update
--nox
-h, --help
-v, --verbose
--justdb
--dbpath
--version
-?, --usage
packagename
The command line version of the Red Hat Update Agent allows you to perform advanced functions
or to perform actions with little or no interaction. For example, the following command updates your
system with no interaction. It will download the newer packages and install them if you configured it
to install them automatically.
up2date -u
Description
Override the configured package directory. The default location
is /var/spool/up2date. This option is useful if you do not
have enough space in the configured location.
Update the system. All package updates for your system will be
downloaded based on your configured preferences (and installed
if you chose that option).
Force the program to run in command line mode. Do not display
the graphical interface.
Display help on command line arguments.
Display more information about what actions Red Hat Update
Agent is performing.
Only add packages to the database and do not install them.
Specify a path where an alternate RPM database to use is found.
Display which version of Red Hat Update Agent you are
running.
Briefly describe the options for up2date.
Specify a package name to download (and install if you chose
that option). Only specify the package name. Do not include
the version or release numbers. For example, the command
up2date python downloads (and optionally installs) the
python package if there is a newer version available and all of its
dependencies. If the package specified is not already installed,
it will download it and all of its dependencies (and optionally
install it) even if it is not already installed.
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