Re: pkg_deinstall: "delete all packages installed, except for X, Y and Z"
On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 6:13 AM, Fbsd1 wrote: > Wojciech Puchar wrote: > >> ignore errors about package can't be deleted because X, Y or Z requires it. it's exactly what you want. pkg_delete `cat /tmp/pkglist` gives error 'no such package `cat >>> /tmp/pkglist` installed >>> >>> >>> for sure you used ' instead of ` >> >> Yet that was the error. I did not know there was another type of quote > key on the keyboard. The one used in the example is below the Esc key. > > ___ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to " > freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org" > The `` (below your escape key) do command substitution while '' do quoting. This is just FYI :). a great day, v -- network warrior since 2005 ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: pkg_deinstall: "delete all packages installed, except for X, Y and Z"
Wojciech Puchar wrote: ignore errors about package can't be deleted because X, Y or Z requires it. it's exactly what you want. pkg_delete `cat /tmp/pkglist` gives error 'no such package `cat /tmp/pkglist` installed for sure you used ' instead of ` Yet that was the error. I did not know there was another type of quote key on the keyboard. The one used in the example is below the Esc key. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: pkg_deinstall: "delete all packages installed, except for X, Y and Z"
ignore errors about package can't be deleted because X, Y or Z requires it. it's exactly what you want. pkg_delete `cat /tmp/pkglist` gives error 'no such package `cat /tmp/pkglist` installed for sure you used ' instead of ` ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: pkg_deinstall: "delete all packages installed, except for X, Y and Z"
Wojciech Puchar wrote: Hello list. I am trying to clean up a system with a LOT of cruft. Is there some argument I could pass to pkg_deinstall that would result in "delete all packages installed, except for X, Y and Z" (and obviously their dependancies)? just do pkg_info |cut -f 1 -d " " >/tmp/pkglist edit pkglist and delete lines X, Y and Z do pkg_delete `cat /tmp/pkglist` rm /tmp/pkglist ignore errors about package can't be deleted because X, Y or Z requires it. it's exactly what you want. pkg_delete `cat /tmp/pkglist` gives error 'no such package `cat /tmp/pkglist` installed ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: pkg_deinstall: "delete all packages installed, except for X, Y and Z"
Thanks a lot, this worked like a charm! - Dan Naumov On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 12:09 PM, Wojciech Puchar wrote: >> Hello list. >> >> I am trying to clean up a system with a LOT of cruft. Is there some >> argument I could pass to pkg_deinstall that would result in "delete >> all packages installed, except for X, Y and Z" (and obviously their >> dependancies)? > > just do > > pkg_info |cut -f 1 -d " " >/tmp/pkglist > edit pkglist and delete lines X, Y and Z > > do > > pkg_delete `cat /tmp/pkglist` > rm /tmp/pkglist > > ignore errors about package can't be deleted because X, Y or Z requires it. > it's exactly what you want. > ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: pkg_deinstall: "delete all packages installed, except for X, Y and Z"
Hello list. I am trying to clean up a system with a LOT of cruft. Is there some argument I could pass to pkg_deinstall that would result in "delete all packages installed, except for X, Y and Z" (and obviously their dependancies)? just do pkg_info |cut -f 1 -d " " >/tmp/pkglist edit pkglist and delete lines X, Y and Z do pkg_delete `cat /tmp/pkglist` rm /tmp/pkglist ignore errors about package can't be deleted because X, Y or Z requires it. it's exactly what you want. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
