swinstall : command line on 10.20 server

[MikeL_4]

When trying to do a swinstall from the command line:
swinstall -p -s /tmp/patch/patch.depot

It selects the depot without any problem but still goes into the interactive mode where you mark whats to be selected for install.

How do you get around this as I want to install from home and do not have HP term type, only vt100..

Thanks

[Michael Tully · Accepted solution]

Try this:

# swinstall -p -s /tmp/patch/patch.depot \*

[Sridhar Bhaskarla]

Hi,

You will have to specify the product name that is to be installed, otherwise it will let you select it through the interactive mode. Try

swinstall -p -s /tmp/patch/patch.depot \*

will install everything under patch.depot
if the products are compatible with your system.

-Sri

[A. Clay Stephenson]

You haven't specified a package name

e.g. swinstall -s /tmp/my.depot \*

BUT swinstall works just fine interactively under
a TERM=vt100; I just tried it on a 10.20 box; my boxes were there; arrow-keys worked (although all you really need are ,, and .

[Scot Bean]

Don't forget, if installing 10.20 patches, should run with

-x match_target=true

swinstall option.