Using a Response File (pkgadd)

A response file contains your answers to specific questions that are asked by an interactive package. An interactive package includes a request script that asks you questions prior to package installation, such as whether optional pieces of the package should be installed.

If you know prior to installation that the package is an interactive package, and you want to store your answers to prevent user interaction during future installations, use the pkgask command to save your response. For more information on this command, see pkgask(1M).

Once you have stored your responses to the questions asked by the request script, you can use the pkgadd -r command to install the package without user interaction.