How to View Software Attributes (prodreg)

You can view specific software attributes by using the info subcommand to the prodreg command. The prodreg info command displays a variety of information about registered software, including the following items:

• Name of software component

• Software component description

• Required components of the software

• Other components that require the software

• Base directory of the software

• Path to the software component

1. Open a terminal window.

2. Browse the Solaris Product Registry.

   % prodreg browse BROWSE # +/-/. UUID # NAME ======== ===== ==================================== = ============ 1 - root 1 System Registry 2 + a01ee8dd-1dd1-11b2-a3f2-0800209a5b6b 1 Solaris 9 4/03 System Software 3 + 8f64eabf-1dd2-11b2-a3f1-0800209a5b6b 1 Unclassified Software

3. View the attributes for one of the software components that are listed in the Solaris Product Registry.

   You can view the attributes for one of the software components that are listed in the output of the prodreg info command in the following ways.

   % prodreg info -m "name"

   -m “name”

   Displays the attributes of the software component with the name name

4. Repeat Step 3 for each software component you want to view.

Example—Viewing Software Attributes by Component Name (prodreg)

The following example shows how to view software attributes by referencing the component's name.

% prodreg browse
    BROWSE # +/-/.  UUID                                  #  NAME
    ======== =====  ====================================  =  ============
    1        -      root                                  1  System 
                                                             Registry
    2         +     a01ee8dd-1dd1-11b2-a3f2-0800209a5b6b  1  Solaris  9 4/03
                                                             System 
                                                             Software
    3         +     8f64eabf-1dd2-11b2-a3f1-0800209a5b6b  1  Unclassified
                                                             Software

% prodreg info -m "Solaris 9 4/03 System Software"

Example—Viewing Software Attributes by Component Browse Number (prodreg)

The following example shows how to use the -n option with the prodreg info command to view software attributes by referencing the component's browse number.

% prodreg browse
    BROWSE # +/-/.  UUID                                  #  NAME
    ======== =====  ====================================  =  ============
    1        -      root                                  1  System 
                                                             Registry
    2         +     a01ee8dd-1dd1-11b2-a3f2-0800209a5b6b  1  Solaris 9 4/03 
                                                             System 
                                                             Software
    3         +     8f64eabf-1dd2-11b2-a3f1-0800209a5b6b  1  Unclassified
                                                             Software

% prodreg info -n 2

Example—Viewing Software Attributes by Component UUID (prodreg)

The following example shows how to use the -u option with the prodreg info command to view software attributes by referencing the component's UUID.

% prodreg browse
    BROWSE # +/-/.  UUID                                  #  NAME
    ======== =====  ====================================  =  ============
    1        -      root                                  1  System 
                                                             Registry
    2         +     a01ee8dd-1dd1-11b2-a3f2-0800209a5b6b  1  Solaris 9 4/03 
                                                             System 
                                                             Software
    3         +     8f64eabf-1dd2-11b2-a3f1-0800209a5b6b  1  Unclassified
                                                             Software

% prodreg info -u a01ee8dd-1dd1-11b2-a3f2-0800209a5b6b