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Re: Question on the "--justdb" option.

From: Jeff Johnson <jbj JBJ ORG>
To: rpm-list redhat com
Subject: Re: Question on the "--justdb" option.
Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2002 10:33:14 -0500

On Wed, Jan 09, 2002 at 10:13:38AM -0500, Linh Huynh wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I have never used the option "--justdb" during an installation/upgrade.  Can
> anyone explain
> what this option does or else point me to a web page that will?

With --justdb, the header is put in the database, but the payload is not
unpacked onto the file system.

You usually need --noscripts --notriggers with --justdb as well.

73 de Jeff

-- 
Jeff Johnson	ARS N3NPQ
jbj@jbj.org	(jbj@redhat.com)
Chapel Hill, NC

Follow-Ups:
- Re: Question on the "--justdb" option.
  - From: "A R Hummaida" <Hummaida@cs.man.ac.uk>

References:
- Question on the "--justdb" option.
  - From: "Linh Huynh" <linh.huynh@ulticom.com>

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