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NEEDRESTART(1) | User Commands | NEEDRESTART(1) |
NAME¶
needrestart - needrestartDESCRIPTION¶
needrestart checks which daemons need to be restarted after library upgrades.USAGE¶
Usage:- needrestart [-(v|q)] [-n] [-c <cfg>] [-r <mode>] [-f <fe>] [-u <ui>] [-(b|p)] [-kl]
- -v
- be more verbose
- -q
- be quiet
- -m <mode>
- set level of technical details
- e
- (e)asy mode
- a
- (a)dvanced mode
- -n
- set default answer to 'no'
- -c <cfg>
- config filename
- -r <mode>
- set restart mode
- l
- (l)ist only
- i
- (i)nteractive restart
- a
- (a)utomatically restart
- ATTENTION: If needrestart is configured to run in interactive mode but is run non-interactive (i.e. unattended-upgrades) it will fallback to list only mode.
- -b
- enable batch mode
- -p
- nagios plugin mode: makes output and exit codes nagios compatible
- -f <fe>
- overwrite debconf(7) frontend, sets the DEBIAN_FRONTEND environment variable to <fe>
- -u <ui>
- use preferred UI package (-u ? shows available packages)
By using one of the following options only the specified checks are performed:
- -k
- check for obsolete kernel
- -l
- check for obsolete libraries
ENVIRONMENT¶
The following environment variables can be used to override the config file options. Command line parameters do always supersede them.- NEEDRESTART_MODE
- Change the configured restart mode (see also the -r parameter): (l)ist only, (i)nteractive or (a)utomatically
When used with apt-get(8) needrestart supports the following additional environment variables:
- DEBIAN_FRONT
- The debconf(7) frontend to use, can also set using the -f parameter.
- NEEDRESTART_SUSPEND
- If set to a non-empty value the apt-get(8) hook will not run needrestart after installing or updating packages.
AUTHOR¶
Thomas Liske <thomas@fiasko-nw.net>COPYRIGHT¶
2013 - 2018 (C) Thomas Liske [http://fiasko-nw.net/~thomas/]This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
UPSTREAM¶
https://github.com/liske/needrestartJanuary 2015 | needrestart |