"yum update" with most of the rpms already on a USB key?

[Mike Cloaked]

Robert P. J. Day-2 wrote:
> 
> 
>   so, just so i don't misunderstand, i want to do a *full* system
> update, but i want to specify a local directory to check *first* for
> any necessary rpm files before venturing online, in order to minimize
> downloading.  is that what's going to happen here?  thanks.
> 
> 

One option is to plug in your usbkey, and then rsync or cp the rpms over to
/var/cache/yum....  on the system you are about to update.  Then yum -y
update will update the full system, and only download any additional rpms
into /var/cache/yum/ that it needs over and above those you copied in from
the key.
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