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HP OpenVMS System Management Utilities Reference
Manual
COPY
Copies or converts one or more existing product kits that you specify
to product kits in the format you request. For example, you can create
a kit in reference format from a kit in sequential format, create a
compressed kit from a kit in sequential format, or simply copy a kit to
a new location without changing its format.
Format
PRODUCT COPY product-name /DESTINATION=device-name:[directory-name]
[/qualifiers]
Description
The PRODUCT COPY command allows you to compress a sequential kit. If
you do not have a kit in sequential format, you must first use the
PRODUCT PACKAGE command to create a sequential kit from the product
materials. Then you can use the PRODUCT COPY command to convert it to
compressed format. You cannot create a kit in compressed format
directly from a kit in reference format.
Use the /FORMAT qualifier to determine the format of the product kits
that you create. Use the /KIT_ATTRIBUTES=FORMAT qualifier to select
kits of a particular format to be copied or converted.
If you copy a product kit that is signed and has an associated manifest
file in the source directory, both the kit and its manifest are copied
to the destination directory. A manifest file is used for product kit
validation. It must have a file name and file type that match the file
specification of the product kit, with _ESW appended to the file type.
Parameter
product-name
Names the product, or list of products, to copy.
Qualifiers
/BASE_SYSTEM=base-system-name
Selects software products whose base system matches the one specified.
The base system name identifies both a hardware platform and an
operating system. Standard names are:
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Description |
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AXPVMS
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Denotes an OpenVMS Alpha product.
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I64VMS
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Denotes an OpenVMS Integrity servers product.
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VAXVMS
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Denotes an OpenVMS VAX product.
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VMS
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Indicates a product that can be installed on more than one OpenVMS
platform.
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/DESTINATION=device-name:[directory-name]
Specifies the location where the utility will create the sequential or
compressed kit. For a reference kit, specifies the top-level directory
location where the utility will place files.
If you do not provide a device name, the default is the user's default
device. If you omit the directory name, the default is the user's
default directory.
The PRODUCT COPY command ignores the PCSI$DESTINATION logical name
whether or not you use the /DESTINATION qualifier.
/FORMAT=keyword
Specifies the output format of the product kit. Keywords are:
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COMPRESSED
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Compressed format in which a data compression technique is applied to a
sequential kit to produce a .PCSI$COMPRESSED file, which is the
compressed form of a sequential kit.
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REFERENCE
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Reference format in which product files are placed in a directory tree
for direct access. The utility creates a product description file, with
a file type of .PCSI$DESCRIPTION, in the top level of the directory
tree.
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SEQUENTIAL
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Sequential format in which product files are placed in a container file
having a .PCSI file type.
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The default is to preserve the format of the product kit. You must use
this qualifier if you want to change the format of the product kit.
/KIT_ATTRIBUTES=keyword([,...])
Selects kits by kit type or kit format, or both. Keywords are:
FORMAT=
format-type
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Designates the format of the product kit as follows:
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COMPRESSED
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Compressed format in which a data compression technique has been
applied to a sequential kit. A compressed kit has a .PCSI$COMPRESSED
file type.
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REFERENCE
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Reference format in which product files exist in a directory tree. A
.PCSI$DESCRIPTION file in the top level of the directory tree denotes a
reference kit.
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SEQUENTIAL
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Sequential format in which product files are placed in a container
file. A file type of .PCSI indicates a sequential kit.
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TYPE=
kit-type
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Specifies the type of product kit as follows:
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FULL
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Layered product (application) software.
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OPERATING_SYSTEM
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Operating system software.
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MANDATORY_UPDATE
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A required correction to currently installed software. Functionally,
this type of kit is the same as a patch kit.
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PARTIAL
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An upgrade to currently installed software. Installation of this kit
changes the version of the product.
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PATCH
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A correction to currently installed software. Installation of this kit
does not change the version of the product.
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PLATFORM
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An integrated set of software products (also called a product suite).
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TRANSITION
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Used to register information about a product that is installed but not
recorded in the product database (for example, a product installed by
VMSINSTAL). This kit does not provide product material.
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/LOG
/NOLOG (default)
Displays the file specification of the product kit file that is created
and the files packaged in the kit.
/OPTIONS=keyword
/NOOPTIONS (default)
Specifies PRODUCT command options. The keywords are:
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NOCONFIRM
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Omits the confirmation dialog that asks the user to verify the products
that have been selected for the operation.
The NOCONFIRM and NODEFAULT_KIT keywords are mutually exclusive.
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NODEFAULT_KIT
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Directs the utility to query the user instead of choosing a default kit
when more than one kit that matches the selection criteria for the
product is found in the source directory path. The selection criteria
include the producer, base system, product name, and product version
strings that are embedded in the file name of a kit.
If multiple kits are found for a selected product, and
NODEFAULT_KIT is not specified, the utility determines the default kit
to use by applying the following rules:
- The last character of the kit's file name (1-7) is used to order
the kits by kit type. In descending order, the precedence is as
follows: full, operating system, partial, patch, platform, transition,
and mandatory update.
- The file type is used to order the kits by format. In descending
order, the precedence is as follows: compressed (.PCSI$COMPRESSED),
sequential (.PCSI), and reference (.PCSI$DESCRIPTION).
- If multiple kits are found with the same file name and file type,
but differ in their directory path names, the case of their file
specifications, or their file versions, then the first file found by
RMS search rules takes precedence.
The NODEFAULT_KIT and NOCONFIRM keywords are mutually exclusive.
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NOVALIDATE_KIT
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Disables validation of software product kits that are signed and have a
manifest file in the source directory.
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/OWNER_UIC=uic
Specifies the owner user identification code (UIC) for files created
during a copy operation. By default, the user executing the operation
owns the software product files. For example, if you are logged in to
your own account, you can use this qualifier during a copy operation to
assign ownership of the product files to SYSTEM rather than to your own
account. Specify the UIC in alphanumeric format (in the form [name]) or
in octal group-member format (in the form [g,m]). UIC formats are
described in the OpenVMS User's Manual.
/PRODUCER=producer-name
Selects software products that the specified manufacturer produces.
/SOURCE=device-name:[directory-name]
Specifies the disk and directory where the utility searches for the
software product kit or kits. If /SOURCE is not specified, the utility
searches in the location defined by the logical name PCSI$SOURCE. If
PCSI$SOURCE is not defined, and the /SOURCE qualifier is not specified,
PCSI searches the current default directory.
/SPAN_VERSIONS=keyword([,...])
Selects software products whose versions match the specified version
criteria. The keywords are:
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ABOVE=version
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Selects versions greater than the version specified
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BELOW=version
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Selects versions less than the version specified
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MINIMUM=version
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Selects versions greater than or equal to the version specified
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MAXIMUM=version
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Selects versions less than or equal to the version specified
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The ABOVE, BELOW, MINIMUM, and MAXIMUM keywords can be used alone or in
combination. For example,
/SPAN_VERSIONS= (MINIMUM=V2.1,BELOW=V3.0)
selects versions greater than or equal to V2.1 and less than (but not
including) V3.0. Using the MAXIMUM keyword instead of BELOW would
select versions that include V3.0.
/VERSION=version-number
Selects software products that have the specified version.
Example
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$ PRODUCT COPY ABC /SOURCE=[SHERMAN.ABC] -
_$ /DESTINATION=[KITS] /FORMAT=SEQUENTIAL
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The command in this example converts product kit ABC, located in the
[SHERMAN.ABC] directory on the user's default device, to a sequential
copy in the [KITS] directory on the user's default device.
DELETE RECOVERY_DATA
Deletes one or more patch recovery data sets in order of creation date,
starting with the oldest one first. A recovery data set is created when
a patch kit is successfully installed with the /SAVE_RECOVERY_DATA
qualifier. Recovery data sets are used to uninstall patches when you
use the PRODUCT UNDO PATCH command.
Note that once patch recovery data is deleted, you cannot uninstall any
patch that is associated with this data. Installed patches are not
affected when you use the PRODUCT DELETE RECOVERY_DATA command.
Format
PRODUCT DELETE RECOVERY_DATA [/qualifiers]
Parameters
None.
Qualifiers
/ALL (default)
Selects all patch recovery data sets to be deleted. The recovery data
is deleted in the order it was created, starting with the oldest set
first. If you omit this qualifier from the command line, the effect is
the same as if you specified it.
/BEFORE=time
Selects patch recovery data sets created before the specified date and
time. You can specify time as an absolute time, as a combination of
absolute and delta times, or as one of the following keywords:
TODAY (default)
TOMORROW
YESTERDAY
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For information about specifying time values. see the OpenVMS User's Manual.
/OPTIONS=keyword
/NOOPTIONS (default)
Specifies PRODUCT command options. The keyword is:
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NOCONFIRM
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Omits the confirmation dialog that asks the user to verify the recovery
data sets that have been selected for processing.
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/LOG
/NOLOG (default)
Displays the file specifications of the files within the recovery data
sets that are being deleted.
/OLDEST=count
Specifies the number of oldest recovery data sets that you want to
delete. For example, if you specify /OLDEST=2, the PRODUCT DELETE
RECOVERY_DATA command deletes the two oldest recovery data sets. If you
do not specify a number with this qualifier, the default value is 1.
/REMOTE
/NOREMOTE (default)
Selects recovery data sets located on a privately mounted system disk.
By default, PCSI searches the currently booted system disk for recovery
data sets.
When you use /REMOTE, the following logical names must be defined:
- PCSI$SYSDEVICE must specify the physical disk name of the target
system disk. This disk must be mounted and allocated to the process
executing the PRODUCT command.
- PCSI$SPECIFIC must point to a system root on PCSI$SYSDEVICE. It
must be defined in the following form, where x is a valid
system root:
Example
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$ PRODUCT DELETE RECOVERY_DATA /OLDEST=2
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The command in this example deletes the two oldest recovery data sets
starting with the one that was created first, followed by next oldest
recovery data set. If, for example, three patch recovery data sets are
on the system disk, you still have one set preserved after this
operation completes.
Remember that once a patch recovery data set is deleted, you cannot
uninstall the patch kit associated with the deleted recovery data. The
installed patch kits, however, are not affected by this action.
EXTRACT FILE
Retrieves a user-specified file or files from a software product kit.
The original name of the file is preserved when it is extracted.
Format
PRODUCT EXTRACT FILE product-name[,...] [/qualifiers]
Parameter
product-name
Names the product, or list of products, from whose kits the selected
file or files are to be retrieved. This parameter is required.
Qualifiers
/BASE_SYSTEM=base-system-name
Selects software products whose base system matches the one specified.
The base system name identifies both a hardware platform and an
operating system. Standard names are:
| Name |
Description |
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AXPVMS
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Denotes an OpenVMS Alpha product.
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I64VMS
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Denotes an OpenVMS Integrity servers product.
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VAXVMS
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Denotes an OpenVMS VAX product.
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VMS
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Indicates a product that can be installed on more than one OpenVMS
platform.
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/DESTINATION=device-name:[directory-name]
Specifies the location where the utility will place all of the files
that the user indicates are to be retrieved. If the device name is not
provided, the default is the user's default device. If the directory
name is omitted, or the /DESTINATION qualifier is not specified, the
default is the user's default directory. The PRODUCT EXTRACT FILE
command ignores the PCSI$DESTINATION logical name whether or not you
use the /DESTINATION qualifier.
/KIT_ATTRIBUTES=keyword([,...])
Selects kits by kit type or kit format, or both. Keywords are:
FORMAT=
format-type
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Designates the format of the product kit as follows:
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COMPRESSED
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Compressed format in which a data compression technique has been
applied to a sequential kit. A compressed kit has a .PCSI$COMPRESSED
file type.
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REFERENCE
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Reference format in which product files exist in a directory tree. A
.PCSI$DESCRIPTION file in the top level of the directory tree denotes a
reference kit.
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SEQUENTIAL
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Sequential format in which product files are placed in a container
file. A file type of .PCSI indicates a sequential kit.
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TYPE=
kit-type
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Specifies the type of product kit as follows:
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FULL
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Layered product (application) software.
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OPERATING_SYSTEM
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Operating system software.
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MANDATORY_UPDATE
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A required correction to currently installed software. Functionally,
this type of kit is the same as a patch kit.
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PARTIAL
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An upgrade to currently installed software. Installation of this kit
changes the version of the product.
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PATCH
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A correction to currently installed software. Installation of this kit
does not change the version of the product.
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PLATFORM
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An integrated set of software products (also called a product suite).
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TRANSITION
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Used to register information about a product that is installed but not
recorded in the product database (for example, a product installed by
VMSINSTAL). This kit does not provide product material.
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/LOG
/NOLOG (default)
Displays the file specifications of the files that are extracted from
the kit.
/OPTIONS=keyword
/NOOPTIONS (default)
Specifies PRODUCT command options. The keywords are:
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NOCONFIRM
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Omits the confirmation dialog that asks the user to verify the products
that have been selected for the operation.
The NOCONFIRM and NODEFAULT_KIT keywords are mutually exclusive.
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NODEFAULT_KIT
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Directs the utility to query the user instead of choosing a default kit
when more than one kit that matches the selection criteria for the
product is found in the source directory path. The selection criteria
include the producer, base system, product name, and product version
strings that are embedded in the file name of a kit.
If multiple kits are found for a selected product, and
NODEFAULT_KIT is not specified, the utility determines the default kit
to use by applying the following rules:
- The last character of the kit's file name (1-7) is used to order
the kits by kit type. In descending order, the precedence is as
follows: full, operating system, partial, patch, platform, transition,
and mandatory update.
- The file type is used to order the kits by format. In descending
order, the precedence is as follows: compressed (.PCSI$COMPRESSED),
sequential (.PCSI), and reference (.PCSI$DESCRIPTION).
- If multiple kits are found with the same file name and file type,
but differ in their directory path names, the case of their file
specifications, or their file versions, then the first file found by
RMS search rules takes precedence.
The NODEFAULT_KIT and NOCONFIRM keywords are mutually exclusive.
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NOVALIDATE_KIT
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Disables validation of software product kits that are signed and have a
manifest file in the source directory.
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/PRODUCER=producer-name
Selects software products that the specified manufacturer produces.
/SELECT=filename[,...]
Specifies the name of a file, or a list of files, to be extracted from
the specified product kit. You can use the asterisk (*) and the percent
sign (%) wildcard characters for all or part of the file name. The file
name can contain a directory specification that includes an ellipsis
(...). If you omit this qualifier, all files will be extracted from the
specified kit or kits.
/SOURCE=device-name:[directory-name]
Specifies the disk and directory where the utility searches for the
software product kit or kits. If /SOURCE is not specified, the utility
searches in the location that the logical name PCSI$SOURCE defines. If
PCSI$SOURCE is not defined, and the /SOURCE qualifier is not specified,
PCSI searches the current default directory.
/SPAN_VERSIONS=keyword([,...])
Selects software products whose versions match the specified version
criteria. The keywords are:
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ABOVE=version
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Selects versions greater than the version specified
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BELOW=version
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Selects versions less than the version specified
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MINIMUM=version
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Selects versions greater than or equal to the version specified
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MAXIMUM=version
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Selects versions less than or equal to the version specified
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The ABOVE, BELOW, MINIMUM, and MAXIMUM keywords can be used alone or in
combination. For example,
/SPAN_VERSIONS= (MINIMUM=V2.1,BELOW=V3.0)
selects versions greater than or equal to V2.1 and less than (but not
including) V3.0. Using the MAXIMUM keyword instead of BELOW would
select versions that include V3.0.
/VERSION=version-number
Selects software products that have the specified version.
Example
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$ PRODUCT EXTRACT FILE TEST /SELECT=TEST.EXE /SOURCE=[AL]
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In this example, PCSI extracts the file TEST.EXE from the kit of the
product TEST that is in the [AL] directory on the user's default disk.
The extracted file TEST.EXE is placed in the user's current default
directory.
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