news to me: yum doesn't recognize --force option

[Tom Poe]

Michael Schwendt wrote:
> On 16/12/2007, Tom Poe <tompoe at fngi.net> wrote:
>   
>> # yum install libdv-1.0.0.0-1.fc6 --force
>> usage: yum [options] < grouplist, localinstall, groupinfo, localupdate,
>> resolvedep, erase, deplist, groupremove, makecache, upgrade, provides,
>> shell, install, whatprovides, groupinstall, update, groupupdate, info,
>> search, check-update, list, remove, clean, grouperase >
>>
>> Command line error: no such option: --force
>>
>> What is this?  Any help appreciated.
>>     
>
> What makes you think that Yum offers such an option?
>
>   
Forgive me.  I was looking at rpm --help and confused meself with 
thinking I was looking at yum.
Happy Holidays, Tom