Using step to Make Selections

Using step to Make Selections

The step command allows you to display the distribution or target inventory, one item at a time, as you make selections. By default, step displays subsystems in the distribution inventory, but like list, the output of step is determined by the current view settings. The step command takes the same keyword arguments and wildcards as list.

The items that step displays are determined by the arguments in your entry. For example, this step command causes only upgrade products to be displayed:

Inst> step U

After the entry, Inst posts selection information, followed by the first upgrade product in the distribution, as shown in Example 6-4.

Current View:
  Location:  distribution
  Status:    N=New,U=Upgrade,P=Patch upgrd,S=Same,D=downgrade,,' '=Not Installed
  Selection: i=install, r=remove, k=keep
  Level:     subsystem
  Name:      short
  Subsystem Type(s) [bdrp]: b=reBoot needed, d=Default, r=Required, p=Patch]
Step commands: i,r,k,n,p,...  Use ? for more step help.
i S refind.man.rfind [d]             0 Rfind Man Pages

Example 6-4 : A step Command Display As each software item is displayed, use the i (install), r (remove), or k (keep) to make selections. If you use a capital I, R, or K, your action applies to all subsystems in the product. To leave an item unchanged, press <Enter>. After your selection, the next subsystem is displayed for selection:

i D U 4dwm [d]           800+ Desktop Window Manager
  D U cadmin            1831+ Desktop Administration, 5.2

Continue until you finish making selections. Type ? at any time for help. You can quit the step process at any time by typing q.

Using Advanced step Features