Patch-Related Attributes

Each of the SD-UX objects described in “HP-UX Software Structure” has a set of properties known as attributes that provide information about the object's characteristics. For patches, these attributes control aspects of patch behavior and define patch properties and relationships. (See “State” and “Patch State”.)

For information about how you can use attributes with the swlist command, see “Which Patches Are on a System?”.

The following list describes a subset of available attributes:

ancestor
- Applies to filesets.
- Identifies the fileset that must be on the system for the patch to be installable.
category_tag
- Applies to products or filesets.
- Provides a label for a fileset or product. Several tags are defined during patch creation; users can create others with the swmodify command.
- See “Category Tags”.
is_patch
- Applies to both patch products and filesets.
- When set to true, is_patch enables patch behavior.
is_reboot
- Applies to filesets.
- When set to true, is_reboot indicates that installation of the fileset will cause the system to reboot.
patch_state
- Applies to patch filesets.
- Records the condition of patches.
- See “Patch State”.
readme
- Applies to products.
- Contains the patch's original text file.
software_spec
- Applies to bundles, products, or filesets.
- Contains the fully qualified identifier for the bundle, product, or fileset. Uniquely identifies a specific instance of a software object.
state
- Applies to filesets.
- Provides useful information about the installation state of software.
- See “State”.
supersedes
- Applies to patch filesets.
- Lists all prior filesets that a patch fileset supersedes.
- See “Ancestors and Supersession”.
superseded_by
- Applies to patch filesets.
- Records the software specification of the fileset that superseded the fileset on a given system. This attribute is set only for installed patch filesets, and never in software depots.
- See “Ancestors and Supersession”.

You can show these attributes with the swlist command using the -a attribute argument, replacing attribute with one of the previously listed attributes. For more information about the swlist command, see “Which Patches Are on a System?”.

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