AIX 5L Problem Determination - IBM Redbooks

Flag Description
-r Rejects an applied fileset
-p Preview of installation
-e Defines an installation log
-F Forces overwrite of same or newer version
11.4.3 The instfix command
The instfix command installs filesets associated with keywords or fixes. The
command has the following syntax:
instfix [ -T ] [ -s String ] [ -k Keyword ] [ -d Device ] [ -i ]
The most commonly used flags are provided in Table 11-4.
Table 11-4 Commonly used flags of the instfix command
Flag Description
-d device Specifies the input device
-i Displays whether fixes or keywords are installed
-k keyword Specifies an APAR number or keyword to be installed
-s string Searches for and displays fixes on media containing a specified
string
-T Displays the entire list of fixes present on the media
11.4.4 The lppchk command
The lppchk command verifies files of an installable software product. The
command has the following syntax:
lppchk { -c | -f | -l | -v } [ -O { [ r ] [ s ] [ u ] } ]
[ ProductName [ FileList ... ] ]
The most commonly used flags are provided in Table 11-5.
Table 11-5 Commonly used flags of the lppchk command
Flag Description
-c Performs a checksum operation on the file list items and verifies that
the checksum and the file size are consistent with the SWVPD
database.
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