Fdpkg


      fdpkg [options] pkgname [pkgname2 [...]]
Manages installation, removal, dependency checking, and configuration of packages installed on a FreeDOS system.

Options

  /INSTALL
  Put fdpkg into installation mode; install the specified packages (default).

  /REMOVE
  Put fdpkg into removal mode; remove the specified packages.

  /CHECK
  Put fdpkg into dependency checking mode; check the dependencies of the
  specified packages.

  /CONFIGURE
  Put fdpkg into configuration mode; configure the specified packages if
  their package directory contains an install.* file.

  /DESC[:FIELD]
  Put fdpkg into LSM description printing mode; Print the Description
  field or field specified by FIELD if present of the specified package.
  the APPINFO directory and the current directory are searched in for the
  applicable LSMs.

  /DISPLAY
  Put fdpkg into package displaying mode; Print the installed packages matching
  the specified packages.

  /E
  Tell fdpkg to only extract the specified packages; don't check dependencies
  or configure the packages.

  /S[:]ARG
  Switch the backslashes of ARG to forward slashes and print the result
  to stdout.

  /[-]F|/[-]Y
  Force yes to questions (POSSIBLY DANGEROUS)

  /?[E]|/H[E]
  This help; appending E prints extended help (including meaning of
  errorlevels).

Notes

Wildcards are always allowed to specify package names. Fdpkg's advanced features like configuration and dependency checking only work when the packages are packed conforming to the Enhance FreeDOS Package Spec. See the developer's wiki for details.
Copyright © 1998 Jim Hall
This file is derived from the FreeDOS Spec Command HOWTO. See the file H2Cpying.txt for copying conditions.