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4.1.2 INSTALL AND UPGRADE OPTIONS

-force

Same as using both -replacepkgs, -replacefiles, and -oldpackage.

-h,

-hash Print 50 hash marks as the package archive is unpacked. Use with -v for a nice display.

-oldpackage

Allow an upgrade to replace a newer package with an older one.

-percent

Print percentages as files are unpacked from the package archive. This is intended to make RPM easy to run from other tools.

-replacefiles

Install the packages even if they replace files from other, already installed, packages.

-replacepkgs

Install the packages even if some of them are already installed on this system.

-allfiles

Installs or upgrades all the missingok files in the package, regardless if they exist.

-nodeps

Don't do a dependency check before installing to upgrading a package.

-noscripts

Don't execute the preinstall or postinstall scripts.

-notriggers

Don't execute scripts which are triggered by the installation of this package.

-excludedocs

Don't install any files which are marked as docu- mentation (which includes man pages and texinfo documents).

-includedocs

Install documentation files. This is only needed if excludedocs: 1 is specified in an rpmrc file.

-test

Do not install the package, simply check for and report potential conflicts.

-prefix

<path> This sets the installation prefix to <path> for relocatable packages.

-ignorearch

This allows installation or upgrading even if the architectures of the binary RPM and host don't match.

-ignoreos

This allows installation or upgrading even if the operating systems of the binary RPM and host don't match.

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