Commands Reference, Volume 4

pkgparam Command

Purpose

Displays package parameter values.

Syntax

To Display the Value of a Parameter Contained in pkginfo

pkgparam [ -v] [ -d Device] Pkginst [ Param ...]

To Display the Value of a Parameter Contained in a Device

pkgparam -d Device [ -v] [ Param ...]

To Display the Value of a Parameter Contained in a File

pkgparam -f File [ -v] [ Param ...]

Description

pkgparam displays the value associated with the parameter or parameters requested on the command line. The values are located in one of the following places: in the pkginfo file for Pkginst, on the Device named with the -d flag, or on the specific file named with the -f flag. When a Device is given, but a Pkginst is not (as shown in the second synopsis), parameter information for all packages residing on Device is shown.

One parameter value is shown per line. Only the value of a parameter is given unless the -v flag is used. With this flag, the output of the command is in this format:

   Parameter1='Value1'
   Parameter2='Value2'
   Parameter3='Value3'

If no parameters are specified on the command line, values for all parameters associated with the package are shown.

Flags

-v	Specifies verbose mode. Displays name of parameter and its value.
-d Device	Specifies the Device on which a Pkginst is stored. Device can be the full pathname to a directory (such as /var/tmp), or "-" which specifies packages in datastream format read from standard input.
-f	Requests that the command read File for parameter values. This file should be in the same format as a pkginfo file. As an example, such a file might be created during package development and used while testing software during this stage.
Pkginst	Defines a specific package for which parameter values should be displayed. The format Pkginst.* can be used to indicate all instances of a package. When using this format, enclose the command line in single quotes to prevent the shell from interpreting the "*" character.
Param	Defines a specific parameter whose value should be displayed.

Exit Status

If parameter information is not available for the indicated package, the command exits with a non-zero status.

0	Successful completion of script.
1	Fatal error. Installation process is terminated at this point.

Files

/var/spool/pkg	default spool directory
/usr/sbin/pkgparam	Contains the pkgparam command.

Related Information

The pkgtrans command.

The pkginfo file format.