From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jan 26 13:23:32 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6A598106564A for ; Mon, 26 Jan 2009 13:23:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from saifikhan@gmail.com) Received: from rv-out-0506.google.com (rv-out-0506.google.com [209.85.198.230]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3B9728FC1C for ; Mon, 26 Jan 2009 13:23:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from saifikhan@gmail.com) Received: by rv-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id b25so5962557rvf.43 for ; Mon, 26 Jan 2009 05:23:31 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:sender:received:in-reply-to :references:date:x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=tMCupmXR3EoD3sc3R6XjNkWBNDZ6WfPNVhB8h/AeS0o=; b=D4kTTgfejdhubdt4puMCdXTG2yPMQc+3C1XgonOTpyxr44/3d7VT4RQ71Hotlur1Zz zO8GeVv2G28RiBMle3sHpFLMBbsoIceKIK7XckexoNaTz5sc/yqcEu3ttLljQbr+IxAd BSneV86W+FX9JplWTTpH3ArB0AHzhSvN/GnQM= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date :x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; b=QEfk/duhw7aRzLIRlk4PVAvWIR4zIPIi3OTAfdJesRGnOahPSftZ/RRsGUn6+xX+qb pVfIRnKg8ddCsa7PtG3GKYoqPs/dnFqm2r/lA/igeABPz5MoHp3o0IWfVxHegrpiAbge ptDCAI29v+0ocTrtUdGzdHqhuvIlch+VJCx7U= MIME-Version: 1.0 Sender: saifikhan@gmail.com Received: by 10.141.27.16 with SMTP id e16mr1130529rvj.219.1232976211822; Mon, 26 Jan 2009 05:23:31 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: <9a52b1190901260442i5c268754xb46e6e9f64127076@mail.gmail.com> Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2009 13:23:31 +0000 X-Google-Sender-Auth: c3c25b1763533f5b Message-ID: <9a52b1190901260523r17cc1f99waf42ee0f9e298057@mail.gmail.com> From: Saifi Khan To: freebsd-questions Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: how to install all p5-* one shot X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2009 13:23:32 -0000 On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 12:58 PM, Herbert J. Skuhra wrote: > 2009/1/26 Saifi Khan : >> Hi all: >> >> There are many PERL packages in ports whose names are prefixed with p5-* . >> >> How does one install all the p5-* packages one shot ? >> >> Is there a way one can do it with the options available in ports >> or does one need to write a script to locate all the dir names >> starting with p5-* ? >> >> Any pointer in this direction will be appreciated. > > % cd /usr/ports > % find . -name "p5\-*" | wc -l > 3360 > > Good idea? Then try: > > % sudo portmaster -i */p5\-* > > - Herbert Thanks Herbert. I'd did not know about 'portmaster' until you mentioned in your mail. Wow, so i got cvsup, portsnap and now portmaster :) -- thanks Saifi.