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14.3. yum Options
yum options are typically stated before specific yum commands; i.e. yum <options> <command> <package name/s> . Most of these options can be set as default using the configuration file.
The following is a list of the most commonly-used
yum options. For a complete list of available yum options, refer to man yum.
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-y - Answer "yes" to every question in the transaction.
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-t - Sets
yumto be "tolerant" of errors with regard to packages specified in the transaction. For example, if you runyum update package1 package2andpackage2is already installed,yumwill continue to installpackage1. -
--exclude=<package name> - Excludes a specific package by name or glob in a specific transaction.
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