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diff --git a/docs/yum.conf.5 b/docs/yum.conf.5 index 515aa73..07cfdde 100644 --- a/docs/yum.conf.5 +++ b/docs/yum.conf.5 @@ -118,11 +118,51 @@ Command-line option: \fB\-y\fP .IP \fBalwaysprompt\fR -Either `1' or `0'. Without this option, yum will not prompt for confirmation -when the list of packages to be installed exactly matches those given on the -command line. Unless \fBassumeyes\fR is enabled, it will still prompt for -package removal, or when additional packages need to be installed to fulfill -dependencies. Default is `1'. +This option selects when to prompt the user for confirmation of the transaction, +there are a number of configuration options to choose from and they are +processed in the order listed. + +`install' - Prompt if something will be installed. + +`remove' - Prompt if something will be removed. + +`upgrade' - Prompt if something will be upgraded. + +`downgrade' - Prompt if something will be downgraded. + +`reinstall' - Prompt if something will be reinstalled. + +`obsoleter' - Prompt if something will obsolete other packages. + +`obsoleted' - Prompt if something will be obsoleted. + +`_unnamed_' - Prompt if a package name is not specified on the command line. + +`_dep_' - Prompt if a package is marked as a dependency. + +`_skip_' - Prompt if a package was skipped (by --skip-broken). + +`_not_available_' - Prompt if a package was asked for from a repo. but couldn't be found (Eg. by load-ts or history undo/redo). + +`_not_installed_' - Prompt if a package was asked for from the rpmdb but couldn't be found (Eg. by load-ts or history undo/redo). + +If you put a `!' in front of any of the above single options, it will turn that +option off. Eg. `!remove' or `!_skip_'. + +`none' - Never prompt (this is the same as assumeyes). + +`safe' - As though the user specified: remove,downgrade,_unnamed_,_dep_,_skip_ + +`all' - Prompt for any of the above cases (always). + +Also note that for backwards compatibility you can specify `true' or `false' +etc. The former is the same as `all' and the later is the same as `safe'. + +By default yum will ask for confirmation on all transactions (as though you +passed `all') but if you specify any option the starting configuration is as +though you specified `safe'. + +This option is overridden by the \fBassumeyes\fR option. .br .IP -- 1.7.5.4 _______________________________________________ Yum-devel mailing list [email protected] http://lists.baseurl.org/mailman/listinfo/yum-devel
