+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #773512 +++ Description of problem: I made a yum call with a typo: yum upodate kernel --enablerepo=updates-testing (I meant ... update ...) It seems yum does a lot of not useful things before it sees the syntax error: yum upodate kernel --enablerepo=updates-testing Loaded plugins: langpacks, presto, refresh-packagekit ------ begin of my comment: this part not needed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!----------- updates-testing/metalink | 18 kB 00:00 updates-testing | 4.7 kB 00:00 updates-testing/primary_db | 1.5 MB 00:01 updates-testing/group_gz | 431 kB 00:00 ------ end of my comment: this part not needed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!------- No such command: upodate. Please use /usr/bin/yum --help Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): ------ my comment: not needed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!----------- How reproducible: always Steps to Reproduce: 1.enter a yum cmd with a syntactically wrong subcommand 2. 3. Actual results: No immediate syntax check Expected results: immediate syntax check Additional info: --- Additional comment from Zdeněk Pavlas on 2012-02-24 02:17:37 EST --- *** Bug 796757 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. *** Note, the above two scenarios (one here and one in 796757) can be reproduced on RHEL-6.3 but need either langpacks or fastestmirror plugin.
Since the problem described in this bug report should be resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated files, follow the link below. If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2013-0406.html