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.Dd $Mdocdate: December 8 2016 $
.Dt SYSPATCH 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm syspatch
.Nd manage base system binary patches
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm syspatch
.Op Fl c | l | r
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm
is a utility to fetch, verify, install and revert
.Ox
binary patches.
.Pp
When run without any options,
.Nm syspatch
will apply
.Pa all
missing patches by saving the original release kernel if needed, creating a
rollback tarball containing the files it is about to replace, then extracting
and installing all files contained in the syspatch tarball.
.Pp
The options are as follows:
.Bl -tag -width Ds
.It Fl c
List available patches; suitable for
.Xr cron 8 .
.It Fl l
List installed patches.
.It Fl r
Revert the most recently installed patch.
.El
.Sh FILES
.Bl -tag -width "/bsd.syspatch${OSrev}" -compact
.It Pa /bsd.syspatch${OSrev}
Backup of the original
.Pa /bsd
release kernel.
.It Pa /var/syspatch/*
Directories containing the rollback tarball and original signed
.Xr diff 1
of installed patches.
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr signify 1 ,
.Xr release 8
.Sh HISTORY
.Nm
first appeared in
.Ox 6.1 .
.Sh AUTHORS
.Nm
was written by
.An Antoine Jacoutot Aq Mt ajacoutot@openbsd.org .
.Sh CAVEATS
.Nm
is designed to work solely on official
.Ox
releases.