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rpmconf

class rpmconf.RpmConf(packages=None, clean=False, debug=False, selinux=False, diff=False, frontend=None, test=None, exclude=None, root=None, unattended=None)
Parameters:
  • packages (list) – Check only configuration files of given packages.

  • clean (bool) – Find and delete orphaned .rpmnew and .rpmsave files.

  • debug (bool) – Dry run. Just show which files will be deleted.

  • selinux (bool) – Display SELinux context of old and new file.

  • diff (bool) – Non-interactive diff mode. Useful to audit configs.

  • frontend (str) – Define which frontend should be used for merging.

  • test (bool) – Only test if there is some file to merge.

  • exclude (listi) – List of directories which should be skipped.

  • root (str) – Defines alternative installroot.

  • unattended (str) – Defines unattended mode.

Variables:
  • packageslist of rpm.mi

  • cleanbool

  • diffbool

  • frontendstr

  • selinuxbool

  • debugbool

  • loggerlogging.Logger

  • rootstr

  • unattendedstr

static flush_input(question)

Flush stdin and then as the question.

Parameters:

question (str) – String to ask

Returns:

User string

Return type:

str

get_list_of_config(package)

Get all files marked as config in package

Parameters:

package (rpm.hdr) – RPM Header of package

Returns:

Strings list of files marked as config in package

Return type:

list

Returns true if file is broken symlink. False otherwise.

run()

Main function to proceed

show_diff(file1, file2)

Show differences between two files.

Parameters:
  • file1 (str) – Path to first file

  • file2 (str) – Path to second file

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