lslpp Command

Purpose

Lists software products.

Syntax

lslpp { -d | -f | -h | -i | -l | -L | -p } ] [ -a ] [ -c ] [ -J ] [ -q ] [ | -I ] [ -O { [ r ] [ s ] [ u ] } ] [ FilesetName ... | FixID ... | all ]

OR

lslpp -w [ -c ] [ -q ] [ -O { [ r ] [ s ] [ u ] } ] [ FileName ... | all ]

Description

The lslpp command displays information about installed filesets or fileset updates. The FilesetName parameter is the name of a software product. The FixID (also known as PTF or program temporary fix ID) parameter specifies the identifier of an update to an AIX 3.2 formatted fileset.

When only the -l (lowercase L) flag is entered, the lslpp command displays the latest installed level of the fileset specified for AIX 3.1 and 4 formatted filesets. The base level fileset is displayed for AIX 3.2 formatted filesets. When the -a flag is entered along with the -l flag, the lslpp command displays information about all installed filesets for the FilesetName specified. The -I (uppercase i) flag combined with the -l (lowercase L) flag specifies that the output from the lslpp command should be limited to base level filesets.

The -d, -f, -h, -i, -l (lowercase L), -L, and -p flags request different types of output reports.

The -a, -c, -J, -O, and -q flags specify the amount and format of the information that is displayed in the report.

The default value for the FilesetName parameter is all, which displays information about all installed software products. Pattern matching characters, such as * (asterisk) and ? (question mark), are valid in the ProductName and FixID parameters. You don't have to enclose these characters in '' (single quotes). However, using single quotes prevents you from searching the contents of your present directory.

Output Values

Much of the output from the lslpp command is understandable without an explanation. Other fields contain data that needs to be defined. The following sections define terms used in several of the output fields.

State Values

The state field in the lslpp output gives the state of the fileset on your system. It can have the following values:

Action Values

The action field in the lslpp output identifies the installation action that was taken for the fileset. The following values may be found in this field:

Status Values

The status field in the lslpp output identifies the resultant status in the history of installation actions. The following values may be found in this field:

Flags

You must specify one of the mutually exclusive flags: -d, -f, -h, -i, -L, -l, -p, and -w.

Examples

1. To list the installation state for the most recent level of installed filesets for all of the bos.rte filesets, enter:

   lslpp -l "bos.rte.*"

2. To list the installation state for the base level and updates for the fileset bos.rte.filesystem, enter:

   lslpp -La bos.rte.filesystem

3. To list the installation history information of all the filesets in the bos.net software package, enter:

   lslpp -ha 'bos.net.*'

4. To list the names of all the files of the bos.rte.lvm fileset, enter:

   lslpp -f bos.rte.lvm

5. To list the fileset that owns installp, enter:

   lslpp -w /usr/sbin/installp

   Output similar to the following displays:

   File                               Fileset                
     Type
   -----------------------------------------------------------------
   /usr/sbin/installp                 bos.rte.install          File

6. To list the fileset that owns all file names that contain installp, enter:

   lslpp -w "*installp*"

   Output similar to the following displays:

   File                               Fileset                
     Type
   -----------------------------------------------------------------
   /usr/sbin/installp                 bos.rte.install          File
   /usr/clvm/sbin/linstallpv          prpq.clvm                File
   /usr/lpp/bos.sysmgt/nim/methods/c_installp
                                      bos.sysmgt.nim.client    File

7. To display all files in the inventory database, enter:

   lslpp -w

Files

Related Information

The installp command, nim command.

Installing Optional Software and Service Updates in AIX Installation Guide.