View Menu Commands

dist

Use the dist command to set the view to the distribution. When the view is set to dist, the list and step commands display software in the distribution inventory. See also the targ command description in this section.

filter

Use the filter command with no arguments to display the list of filters that can be used to modify the output of list and step commands. This form of the command also shows the current settings for the filters (on or off). By default, all filters are off.

Use the filter command with one of these arguments to modify the output of list and step commands:

new

upgrade

patchupgrade

same

downgrade

notinstalled

For example, this command causes new products to be omitted from list and step displays:

View> filter new off

help

Use the help command to display Inst online help. Help is available on all topics listed in Table A-1.

level

Use the level command with no arguments to display the current level of the software hierarchy (see Figure 1-1) that is shown in list and step displays. By default, software is displayed at the subsystem level. Use the level command with one of these arguments to change the level of software shown in list and step displays.

product (or 1)

image (or 2)

subsystem (or 3)

return

Use the return command to return to the Main menu.

set

Use the set command to examine and change the settings of variables called preferences. If you provide no arguments, the current settings are displayed. If you provide the name and a value, the preference value is changed.

Most preference settings are saved in the installation history when you enter the quit command and are restored the next time that you invoke Inst. "The Preferences List" describes set preferences in detail.

show

Use the show command to display the current view settings.

sort

Use the sort command with no arguments to display the current sorting order of list and step displays. By default, software is sorted alphabetically by shortname, but you can use the sort command to change the sort order so that subsystems are shown in ascending order of size. After your entry, the new sort order is displayed:

View> sort size

Current Sort : size

View> sort name

Current Sort : short

targ

Use the targ command to set the view to target software. When the view is set to targ, the list and step commands display software that is either installed on the target or recorded in the installation history. See also the dist command description in this section.