--- loncom/build/Attic/CHECKRPMS.default	2002/09/05 18:09:54	1.5
+++ loncom/build/Attic/CHECKRPMS.default	2002/09/05 21:17:31	1.6
@@ -53,14 +53,14 @@ Scott Harrison, sharrison@users.sourcefo
 # =================================================== READ IN COMMAND ARGUMENTS
 # ---------------------------------------------------- Process download option.
 my $download=shift(@ARGV);
-if ($download eq '--download')
+if ($download eq '--download' or $download eq '--redownload')
   {
     if ($< != 0) # Download mode requires 'root'.
       {
         print('**** ERROR **** Download mode needs to be run as root'."\n");
 	exit(1); # Exit with error status.
       }
-    `rm -Rf /tmp/loncapa_rpm_updates`;
+    `rm -Rf /tmp/loncapa_rpm_updates` if $download eq '--download';
     $download='-v -dl -d /tmp/loncapa_rpm_updates'; # Part of check-rpms args.
   }
 else
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ SERVERLOOP: foreach my $serverpath (@ser
               {
 		$|=1; # Try to send things immediately to stdout; err umm....
 		# Tell the user about the /tmp/loncapa_rpm_updates directory.
-		print('**** NOTE ****'.
+		print('**** NOTE **** '.
 		      'To check the status of the download, you can '.
 		      'periodically inspect the contents of the '.
 		      '/tmp/loncapa_rpm_updates directory.  '.