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mc-package(1)


NAME

   mc-package - installs, uninstalls and query Operating System packages.

SYNOPSIS

   mc-package [options] action package

DESCRIPTION

   mc-package installs, uninstalls and query Operating System packages.

   Usage: mc-package [options] action package

           --np, --no-progress          Do not show the progress bar
       -1,   --one                          Send   request   to  only  one
   discovered nodes
           --limit-nodes, --ln [COUNT]  Send request to only a  subset  of
   nodes, can be a percentage

   Common Options
       -T,  --target COLLECTIVE          Target messages to a specific sub
   collective
       -c, --config  FILE                 Load  configuratuion  from  file
   rather than default
           --dt, --discovery-timeout SECONDS
                                        Timeout for doing discovery
       -t, --timeout SECONDS            Timeout for calling remote agents
       -q, --quiet                      Do not be verbose
       -v, --verbose                    Be verbose
       -h, --help                       Display this screen

   Host Filters
       -W, --with FILTER                Combined classes and facts filter
       -F, --wf, --with-fact fact=val   Match hosts with a certain fact
       -C,  --wc, --with-class CLASS     Match hosts with a certain config
   management class
       -A, --wa, --with-agent AGENT     Match hosts with a certain agent
       -I,  --wi,  --with-identity  IDENT   Match  hosts  with  a  certain
   configured identity

AUTHOR

   This manpage was written by Juan L. Negron <juan@ubuntu.com> for Ubuntu
   systems (but may be used by others).  Permission is  granted  to  copy,
   distribute  and/or modify this document and the utility under the terms
   of the GNU General Public License, Version  3  published  by  the  Free
   Software Foundation.

   The  complete  text  of  the GNU General Public License can be found in
   /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL  on   Debian/Ubuntu   systems,   or   in
   /usr/share/doc/fedora-release-*/GPL on Fedora systems, or on the web at
   http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.txt.



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