pkgask(1M)                 (Essential Utilities)                 pkgask(1M)


   NAME
         pkgask - stores answers to a request script

   SYNOPSIS
         pkgask [-d device] -r response pkginst [pkginst [...]]

   DESCRIPTION
         pkgask allows the administrator to store answers to an interactive
         package (one with a request script).  Invoking this command generates
         a response file that is then used as input at installation time.  The
         use of this response file prevents any interaction from occurring
         during installation since the file already contains all of the
         information the package needs.

         -d        Runs the request script for a package on device.  device
                   can be a directory pathname or the identifiers for a tape,
                   (for example, /var/tmp, /dev/rmt/ctape1, and
                   /dev/dsk/c8d0s0).  The default device is the installation
                   spool directory.

         -r        Identifies a file or directory, which should be created to
                   contain the responses to interaction with the package.  The
                   name must be a full pathname.  The file, or directory of
                   files, can later be used as input to the pkgadd command.

         pkginst   Specifies the package instance or list of instances for
                   which request scripts will be created.  The token all may
                   be used to refer to all packages available on the source
                   medium.

   NOTES
         The -r option can be used to indicate a directory name as well as a
         filename.  The directory name is used to create numerous response
         files, each sharing the name of the package with which it should be
         associated.  This would be used, for example, when you will be adding
         multiple interactive packages with one invocation of pkgadd.  Each
         package would need a response file.  To create multiple response
         files with the same name as the package instance, name the directory
         in which the files should be created and supply multiple instance
         names with the pkgask command.  When installing the packages, you
         will be able to identify this directory to the pkgadd command.

   SEE ALSO
         installf(1M), pkgadd(1M), pkgchk(1), pkgmk(1), pkginfo(1),
         pkgparam(1), pkgproto(1), pkgtrans(1), pkgrm(1M), removef(1M).








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