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NAME
portfind - find ports with detailed and short viewSYNOPSIS
portfind [-a] [-d] [-p] [-m] [-D] [-f] [-n] [-r] [-h] [-v] search_wordDESCRIPTION
portfind finds ports by name (default). It is able to search in other fields than name (see OPTIONS). It also looks if a port is already installed and tells the user the installed version number.portfind uses /usr/ports/INDEX-X (X stands for the version) and /var/db/pkg. Please be sure, you updated your index file (cd to /usr/ports and do make index) after every port sync.
OPTIONS
- Without options the search only matches the name of the ports
- -a Search in all fields
- -d Search in name and in description
- -p Search in name and in path
- -m Search in name and maintainer
- -D Search in name and dependencies
- -f Show result with dependencies
- -n Show normal version of results (short version is default)
- -r Show result count
- -h Print this help text
- -v Print version number
EXAMPLES
Find port by name and return a full list view
# portfind search_word
Search in all fields and return a short list view with extended informations
# portfind -fa search_word
Search in all fields and return a normal list view
# portfind -na search_word
Search port by name and return a full list view with result count and dependencies
# portfind -fx search_word
AUTHOR
Thorsten Geppert (tgeppert@gut-it.de)SEE ALSO
make search in /usr/ports| 2016-06-11 | 1.6.3 |
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