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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 identif-
               iers for tape, floppy disk or removable disk  (for
               example,      /var/tmp,     /dev/diskette,     and
               /dev/dsk/c1d0s0).  The default device is the  ins-
               tallation 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  path-
               name.   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  pack-
     age 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 direc-
     tory in which the files should be created and supply  multi-
     ple 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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