NAME

pkgtrans - translate package format

SYNOPSIS

pkgtrans [-ions] device1 device2 [ pkginst1 [ pkginst2 [ . .
. ] ] ]

DESCRIPTION

pkgtrans translates an installable package from one format to another. It translates:

a file system format to a datastream

a datastream to a file system format

a file system format to another file system format The options and arguments for this command are:

-i Copies only the pkginfo and pkgmap files.

-o Overwrites the same instance on the destination device, package instance will be overwritten if it already exists.

-n Creates a new instance if any instance of this package already exists.

-s Indicates that the package should be written to device2 as a datastream rather than as a file system. The default behavior is to write a file system format on devices that support both formats.

device1 Indicates the source device. The package or packages on this device will be translated and placed on device2.

device2 Indicates the destination device. Translated packages will be placed on this device.

pkginst Specifies which package instance or instances on device1 should be translated. The token all may be used to indicate all packages. pkginst.* can be used to indicate all instances of a package. If no packages are defined, a prompt shows all packages on the device and asks which to translate.

NOTES

Device specifications can be either the special node name (/dev/diskette) or the device alias (diskette1). The device spool indicates the default spool directory. Source and destination devices may not be the same. By default, pkgtrans will not transfer any instance of a package if any instance of that package already exists on the destination device. Use of the -n option will create a new instance if an instance of this package already exists. Use of the -o option will overwrite the same instance if it already exists. Neither of these options are useful if the destination device is a datastream.

EXAMPLE

The following example translates all packages on the  floppy
drive /dev/diskette and places the translations on /tmp.
     pkgtrans /dev/diskette /tmp all
The next example translates packages pkg1 and pkg2  on  /tmp
and  places  their  translations (i.e., a datastream) on the
9track1 output device.
     pkgtrans /tmp 9track1 pkg1 pkg2
The next example translates pkg1 and pkg2 on tmp and  places
them on the diskette in a datastream format.
     pkgtrans -s /tmp /dev/diskette pkg1 pkg2

SEE ALSO

installf(1M), pkgadd(1M), pkgask(1M), pkginfo(1), pkgmk(1),
pkgparam(1), pkgproto(1), pkgrm(1M), removef(1M).