NAME

pkg_search —

print information about a package

SYNOPSIS

pkg_search [-h | -k | -r | -v] package

DESCRIPTION

pkg_search querys the appropriate database file on FreeBSD and NetBSD for a given package name. If pkg_search cannot find an INDEX file on FreeBSD or an INDEX file on NetBSD, it tries to fetch the file on FreeBSD or a pkg_summary(5) file on NetBSD.

The options are as follows:

-h: Print short usage information.
-i: Print verbose information (Ports directory, URL, dependencies)
-k: Also query the Info and WWW field.
-r: Print the directory within the Ports Collection where the port lives.
package: Required package package.

EXAMPLES

The following is an example of a typical usage of the pkg_search command:

pkg_search -v fvwm

AUTHORS

pkg_search was written by Matthias Schmidt ⟨matthias@dragonflybsd.org⟩.

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