On 04/14/2011 07:06 AM, Aaron Konstam wrote: > On Wed, 2011-04-13 at 20:02 -0700, JD wrote: >> I ran yum update as follows: >> >> >> # yum -y -x=libmad -x=libmad-devel -x=vcdimager -x=vcdimager-libs >> update >> >> but it still tried to update vcdimager, vcdimager-libs libmad and >> libmad-devel > To me the syntax od the yum -x option is unclear. Is -x=package-name the > right form . I am not sure. > > The syntax of the --exclude option is clearly specified in the man page. > I have always used --exclude and it worked. Tha man page also says -x is equivalent --exclude -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines