patchrm — Remove a Patch Package and Restore Previously Saved Files
Synopsis
/usr/sbin/patchrm [-f][-B backout-dir][-C net-install-image | -R client-root-path | -S service] patch-id
Description
Use the patchrm command to remove a patch package and restore previously saved files to a Solaris 2 or Solaris 8 system. You cannot use patchrm with Solaris 1 patches. You must run patchrm as root.
When you remove or back out a patch, the patchrm command restores all files modified by that patch unless any of the following conditions are true.
The patch was installed with patchadd -d, which instructs patchadd not to save copies of files that are updated or replaced.
The patch has been made obsolete by a later patch.
The patch is required by another patch. ...
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