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bsdcat3


Information about the package, bsdcat3, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The bsdcat3 package is designed for, Expand files to standard output.


Package Name:

bsdcat3

Summary:

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Description:

The bsdcat3 package contains standalone bsdcat utility split off regular libarchive packages.

Architecture:

x86_64

Version:

3.3.1

Release:

1.el6

Size:

80 k

Repository:

epel

From Repository:

Licence:

BSD



Handy Yum Commands for bsdcat3


Control the bsdcat3 package with the following handy commands outlined below.


Command

Description of Command

yum install bsdcat3

This command will install bsdcat3 on the server.

yum remove bsdcat3

This command will un-install bsdcat3 on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove bsdcat3, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.

yum -y remove bsdcat3

This command will un-install bsdcat3 on the server. When you run this command with th e -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove bsdcat3 when using the -y flag.

yum update bsdcat3

This command will update bsdcat3 to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove bsdcat3, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.

yum -y update bsdcat3

This command will update bsdcat3 to the latest version. When you run this command with the -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove bsdcat3 when using the -y flag.

yum info bsdcat3

This command will show you core information about the bsdcat3 package.

yum deplist bsdcat3

This command will show you the dependencies for bsdcat3. Thankfully, when using Yum, if dependencies are required, these are also installed at the same time so you don't have to worry too much about that.

yum check-update bsdcat3

This command will check if there is an update waiting on bsdcat3. When you run this command this will return nothing if there is nothing to update, or, will return the package name if the package is due to be updated.