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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# settings
+MIRROR=${MIRROR:-/mnt/mirror/slackware/slackware64-14.2/}
+
+function join_by { local IFS="$1"; shift; echo "$*"; }
+
+declare NOOP
+declare -a EXCLUDE
+
+while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
+	key="$1"
+	
+	case $key in
+		-n|--noop)
+			NOOP=NOOP
+			shift # past argument
+		;;
+		-e|--exclude)
+			EXCLUDE+=($2)
+			shift
+			shift
+		;;
+		-h|--help)
+			cat << EOF
+usage: $0 [-h] [-n] [-e regexp]
+
+-h		print help
+-n		print commands instead of running them
+-e REGEXP	exclude packages matching REGEXP
+
+runs packagetools -upgrade to select upgradeable packages, filters them using
+grep -v and runs upgradepkg for them. kernel-* packages are installed using
+installpkg to keep old versions installed as fallback.
+EOF
+		exit
+		;;
+	esac
+done
+
+GREP_EXCLUDE=$( IFS='|'; echo "${EXCLUDE[*]}" )
+
+for x in $(packagetools -repo "${MIRROR}/" -upgrade | grep -v -E "$GREP_EXCLUDE" | cut -f 12); do
+	( gpg --verify "${MIRROR}/${x}.asc" 2> /dev/null ) || ( echo "${x}: GPG verification failed!"; exit 255 )
+
+	INSTALLCOMMAND="/sbin/upgradepkg"
+	echo "$x" | egrep -q 'kernel-.*.txz' && INSTALLCOMMAND="/sbin/installpkg"
+
+	if [[ "x$NOOP" == "xNOOP" ]]; then
+		echo sudo ${INSTALLCOMMAND} ${MIRROR}/$x
+	else
+		sudo ${INSTALLCOMMAND} ${MIRROR}/$x
+	fi
+done