pkginfo

Pkginfo is an object containing information about Solaris packages, which are used to deliver patches. Pkginfo contains information about the category, the intended architecture, vendors, patch IDs and revision numbers. Other package information can be inspected using the "param" property which lets you access other parameters by name.

Creation
Properties
Casts

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	Solaris

Creation

pkginfo <string> of <pkgdb> : pkginfo

Returns the specified pkginfo from the package database. Typically used for existence tests.

Plural: pkginfos

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	Solaris

permalink source

pkginfo of <pkgdb> : pkginfo

Returns all the packages (as pkginfos) in the given package database.

Plural: pkginfos

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	Solaris

permalink source

Properties

arch of <pkginfo> : string

Returns a string representing the architecture of the package specified by the pkginfo object.

Plural: archs

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	Solaris

permalink source

category of <pkginfo> : string

Returns a string representing the category of the package specified by pkginfo.

Plural: categories

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	Solaris

permalink source

name of <pkginfo> : string

Returns the name of the package from the specified pkginfo object.

Plural: names

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	Solaris

permalink source

param <string> of <pkginfo> : string

Returns the value of the named parameter (specified by <string>) from the pkginfo object.Example: param "INSTDATE" of pkginfo "SPROhtws" of pkgdb - Returns the install date as a string like "Jul 24 2003 09:45".

Plural: params

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	Solaris

permalink source

patch <string> of <pkginfo> : patch

Returns a named patch from the specified pkginfo.

Plural: patches

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	Solaris

permalink source

patch id <string> of <pkginfo> : string

Returns the specified patch id string from the specified pkginfo of the package database. Typically used for existence tests.Example: exists patch id "123456-01" of pkginfo "SUNWrdm" of pkgdb - Returns True if the designated patch ID exists in the specified pkginfo of the package database.

Plural: patch ids

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	Solaris

permalink source

patch id of <pkginfo> : string

Returns a space delimited list of patch ids, for example: "123456-01 123456-02 200213-23 501234-02". This is the same list available from the PATCHLIST parameter of the pkginfo.

Plural: patch ids

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	Solaris

permalink source

patch of <pkginfo> : patch

Returns the patch object referenced in the pkginfo object.

Plural: patches

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	Solaris

permalink source

pkginst of <pkginfo> : string

Returns a short string used as an abbreviation for the package name given by the pkginfo object. Typically contains a vendor symbol and an ID, like "CSCOh007".

Plural: pkginsts

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	Solaris

permalink source

vendor of <pkginfo> : string

Returns a string containing the name of the package vendor. This is the same as the VENDOR parameter of the pkginfo.

Plural: vendors

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	Solaris

permalink source

version of <pkginfo> : string

Returns a version number for the specified pkginfo object. Not to be confused with revision numbers of patches. This is the same as the VERSION parameter of the pkginfo.Example: version of pkginfo "SPROhtws" of pkgdb - Returns a version string like "8.0,REV=2003.04.02".

Plural: versions

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	Solaris

permalink source

Casts

<pkginfo> as string : string

Converts a pkginfo object into a string.

Version	Platforms
8.0.584.0	Solaris

permalink source