Information about the package, bvi, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The bvi package is designed for, Display-oriented editor for binary files.
Package Name:
bvi
Summary:
Display-oriented editor for binary files
Description:
The bvi is a display-oriented editor for binary files, based on the vi text-editor. If you are familiar with vi, just start the editor and begin to edit! A bmore program is also included in the package.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
1.4.0beta
Release:
0.1.el6
Size:
64 k
Repository:
epel
From Repository:
Licence:
GPLv2+
Control the bvi package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install bvi
This command will install bvi on the server.
yum remove bvi
This command will un-install bvi on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove bvi, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove bvi
This command will un-install bvi 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 bvi when using the -y flag.
yum update bvi
This command will update bvi to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove bvi, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update bvi
This command will update bvi 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 bvi when using the -y flag.
yum info bvi
This command will show you core information about the bvi package.
yum deplist bvi
This command will show you the dependencies for bvi. 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 bvi
This command will check if there is an update waiting on bvi. 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.