tdnf Command Options

You can add the following options to tdnf commands. If the option to override a configuration is unavailable in a command, you can add it to the /etc/tdnf/tdnf.conf configuration file.

OPTIONDESCRIPTION
–allowerasingAllow erasing of installed packages to resolve dependencies
–assumenoAnswer no for all questions
–bestTry the best available package versions in transactions
–debugsolverDump data aiding in dependency solver debugging info.
–disablerepo=Disable specific repositories by an id or a glob.
–enablerepo=Enable specific repositories
-h, –helpDisplay help
–refreshSet metadata as expired before running command
–nogpgcheckSkip gpg check on packages
rpmverbosity=<debug level name>Debug level for rpm
–versionDisplays the tdnf version and exit
-y, –assumeyesAnswer yes to all questions
-q, –quietQuiet operation
–downloadonlyEnables you to download the packages and dependencies that are not installed to the cache.
–alldepsEnables you to downloads all dependencies for a package regardless of whether they are installed. This command is valid when used together with –downloadonly command.
–downloaddir=dirDownloads the packages to the specified directory
-C, –cacheonlyDisables downloading metadata, and enables usage of the cached metadata even if it is expired.
–config file, -c fileUse an alternative configuration file
–exclude=package1[,package2[…]]Enables you to list the packages that you want to exclude from the operations.
–disableexcludesDisables excludes even if the excludes option is present in the configuration file.
–disablerepo=patternDisables one or more repositories. You can set it to a repoid or a pattern. You can also use it together with --enablerepo, but it is mutually exclusive with --repo/--repoid. For example, tdnf --disablerepo=* --enablerepo=photon list.
–enablerepo=patternEnables one or more repositories. You can set it to a repoid or a pattern. This command is mutually exclusive with --repo/--repoid.
–downloaddir=directorySpecifies a directory where to download the packages. If the directory is not specified, the package is downloaded in the cache directory. You can only use it together with --downloadonly.
–installroot=directoryAllows you to install packages relative to this directory. Unless you specify with -c or --config, tdnf uses the following configuration file in this directory: etc/tdnf/tdnf.conf. If the configuration file is not present in this directory, tdnf uses the following configuration file in the host: /etc/tdnf/tdnf.conf. This is the same for the repository configurations. The cache directory is relative to the installroot. Note that the cache directory is created, if necessary.
–json, -jEnables you to get the output information in JSON format. Using tdnf with its alias tdnfj is similar to using tdnf with tdnf -j -y.
–noautoremoveDisables automatic removal of orphaned dependencies regardless of the clean_requirements_on_remove option.
–repofrompath=repoid,baseurlAdds a repository with the id repoid and baseurl as the base url. This is equivalent to adding a repository with the repoid and the baseurl. You can reference the repository with the id, for example, with --repoid.

Example: tdnf repofrompath=local,file:///usr/src/photon/RPMS --repoid=local install lsof to install packages from usr/src/photon/RPMS (after using createrepo /usr/src/photon/RPMS).

You can use this multiple times to add multiple repositories.

–repoid id, –repo idEnables you to select a particular repository based on its ID. For example, --repoid=photon is equivalent to --disablerepo=* --enablerepo=photon. You can specify the repository multiple times.
–releaseverEnables you to specify the release version of the distribution. If installed, the version is taken from the package that provides the system-release unless configured otherwise. Setting this is useful while installing the distribution when you use --installroot.
–skip-brokenAllows skipping failures if a package is not available or has broken dependencies.
–testonlyTests RPM transactions. Note that this command does not install anything.

The following is an example that adds the short form of the assumeyes option to the install command:

tdnf -y install gcc
Upgrading:
gcc 	x86_64	5.3.0-1.ph1 	91.35 M

The following is an example for the downloadonly option with the install command:

tdnf install --downloadonly less
    
Installing:
    
lessx86_64551-2.ph4 photon234.35k 239976
       
Total installed size: 234.35k 239976
  
tdnf will only download packages needed for the transaction
   
Is this ok [y/N]: y

Downloading:
   
less117650   100%
    
Complete!
   
Packages have been downloaded to cache.

The following is an example for the downloaddir=dir option with the install command:

tdnf install --downloadonly --downloaddir=/tmp less
 
Installing:

lessx86_64551-2.ph4 photon234.35k 239976
        
Total installed size: 234.35k 239976

tdnf will only download packages needed for the transaction

Is this ok [y/N]: y

Downloading:

less117650   100%

    
Complete!

Packages have been downloaded to /tmp.

root [ /build/build ]# ls -l /tmp/less-551-2.ph4.x86_64.rpm 

-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 117650 Feb 22 18:43 /tmp/less-551-2.ph4.x86_64.rpm