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.