---
name: "yum-shell"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "yum"
version: "3.4.3-3"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/yum-shell"
---

# yum-shell(8)

Yellowdog Updater Modified shell

## NAME

yum - Yellowdog Updater Modified shell

## SYNOPSIS

**yum shell** \[filename\]

## DESCRIPTION

**yum** includes an interactive shell for conducting multiple commands or sets of commands during a single execution of yum. These commands can be issued manually or passed to yum from a file. The commands are much the same as the normal yum command line options. See here *[yum(8)](/yum/8.md)* for that information. There are a few additional commands documented below.

- **config**

     \[argument\] \[value\] \
      args: debuglevel, errorlevel, obsoletes, gpgcheck, assumeyes, exclude\
        If no value is given it prints the current value. \
        If value is given it sets that value.

-

  - **repo**

     \[argument\] \[option\]\
        list: lists repositories and their status\
        enable: enable repositories. option = repository id \
        disable: disable repositories. option = repository id

-

  - **transaction**

     \[argument\]\
        list: lists the contents of the transaction \
        reset: reset (zero-out) the transaction \
        solve: run the dependency solver on the transaction\
        run: run the transaction

## Examples

The following are examples of using the yum shell.

-

   list available packagename\*\
    groupinfo 'Some Group'\
    install foo\
    remove bar\
    update baz\
    run

  That will list available packages matching the glob 'packagename\*'. It will return information on the group 'Some Group' It will then queue the following commands into  the transaction: install foo, remove bar, update baz. Then the 'run' command will resolve dependencies for the transaction commands and run the transaction.

## SEE ALSO

```
yum (8)
http://yum.baseurl.org/
```

## AUTHORS

```
See the Authors file included with this program.
```

## BUGS

There of course aren't any bugs, but if you find any, they should be sent to the mailing list: yum@lists.baseurl.org or filed in bugzilla.