removef(ADM)                    19 June 1992                    removef(ADM)


 Name

    removef - remove a file from software database

 Syntax

    removef pkginst path1 [ path2 ... ]

    removef -f pkginst

 Description

    removef checks whether a pathname can be removed safely from a particular
    package.  Output from removef is the list of input pathnames that may be
    removed safely (no other packages have a dependency on them).

    After all files have been processed, removef should be invoked with the
    -f option to indicate that the removal phase is complete.

 Example

    The following shows the use of removef in an optional pre-install script:

       echo "The following files are no longer part of this package
               and are being removed."
       removef $PKGINST /dev/xt[0-9][0-9][0-9] |
       while read pathname
       do
               echo "$pathname"
               rm -f $pathname
       done
       removef -f $PKGINST || exit 2

 See also

    installf(ADM), pkgadd(ADM), pkgask(ADM), pkgchk(ADM), pkginfo(ADM),
    pkgmk(ADM), pkgparam(ADM), pkgproto(ADM), pkgtrans(ADM)