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diff --git a/testing/source/pkgtools/manpages/pkgtool.8 b/testing/source/pkgtools/manpages/pkgtool.8 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..56e39217 --- /dev/null +++ b/testing/source/pkgtools/manpages/pkgtool.8 @@ -0,0 +1,95 @@ +.\" -*- nroff -*- +.ds g \" empty +.ds G \" empty +.\" Like TP, but if specified indent is more than half +.\" the current line-length - indent, use the default indent. +.de Tp +.ie \\n(.$=0:((0\\$1)*2u>(\\n(.lu-\\n(.iu)) .TP +.el .TP "\\$1" +.. +.TH PKGTOOL 8 "24 Nov 1995" "Slackware Version 3.1.0" +.SH NAME +pkgtool \- software package maintenance tool. +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B pkgtool +.LP +.B pkgtool +[ +.B --sets #a#b#c# +] +[ +.B --source_mounted +] +[ +.B --ignore_tagfiles +] +[ +.B --tagfile tagfile +] +[ +.B --source_dir directory +] +[ +.B --target_dir directory +] +[ +.B --source_device device +] +.SH DESCRIPTION +.B pkgtool +is a menu-driven package maintenance tool provided with the Slackware Linux +distribution. It allows the user to install, remove, or view +software packages through an interactive +system. Pkgtool can also be used to re-run the menu-driven scripts normally +executed at the end of a Slackware installation. This is useful for doing +basic reconfiguration (like changing the mouse type). +.SH OPTIONS +Most users will not want to use any options when running +.B pkgtool. +These are generally used only when +.B pkgtool +is run during the initial system installation. +Feel free to try them, but be careful. +.TP +.B \--sets #A#B#C# +Install the disk sets A, B, C. Seperate the disk set names by '#' symbols. +.TP +.B \--source_mounted +When this flag is present, +.B pkgtool +will not attempt to unmount and remount the source device with each disk. +.TP +.B \--ignore_tagfiles +When this flag is present, +.B pkgtool +will install every package encountered no matter what the tagfiles say. +.TP +.B \--tagfile tagfile +This flag is used to specify from the command line which tagfile should be +used for the installation. +.TP +.B \--source_dir directory +Used when installing multiple packages from disk sets. This is the directory +in which the subdirectories for each disk are found. This isn't used when +installing from floppy. +.TP +.B \--target_dir directory +The directory where the target root directory is located. This is '/' when +installing on the hard drive, or typically '/mnt' when installing from an +install disk. +.TP +.B \--source_device device +The source device to install from. This is not used if you've provided the +.B \--source_mounted +flag. It's usually used when installing from floppy, as in: + \--source_device /dev/fd0u1440 +or + \--source_device /dev/fd1h1200. +.SH AUTHOR +Patrick J. Volkerding <volkerdi@slackware.com> +.SH "SEE ALSO" +.BR makepkg(8), +.BR explodepkg(8), +.BR installpkg(8), +.BR removepkg(8), +.BR upgradepkg(8) |