Timothy Murphy wrote:
> Aaron Konstam wrote:
>
>>> Use the --exclude=[package] option like
>>> # yum update --exclude=kernel*
>
>> The above will not work since the * will be expanded by the shell
>> not yum.
>
> Are you sure?
> My impression is that it is only expanded if you happen to have
> a file called kernel* in the current directory.
> If it doesn't find anything yum does expand the argument, I think?
That's correct AFAIK.
> However, I always say: yum update --exclude=kernel\*
And that's probably a good habit to get into.
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