Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2003 18:19:48 -0500 From: parv <parv@pair.com> To: Dorin H <bj93542@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: How to find package name Message-ID: <20031227231948.GA388@moo.holy.cow> In-Reply-To: <20031227020707.34393.qmail@web12608.mail.yahoo.com> References: <MIEPLLIBMLEEABPDBIEGAEOGFBAA.fbsd_user@a1poweruser.com> <20031227020707.34393.qmail@web12608.mail.yahoo.com>
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in message <20031227020707.34393.qmail@web12608.mail.yahoo.com>, wrote
Dorin H thusly...
>
> --- fbsd_user <fbsd_user@a1poweruser.com> wrote:
> > What is the sure fired way to get the correct spelling of the
> > package name to use with pkg_add -r command?
> >
>
> If you have installed ports, and you know the port name (which you can
> find easily), you can go to /usr/ports/<<portpath>> and cat/sed
> distinfo file. HIH,
And to get that portpath relatively painless...
listpkg | less
where listpkg is...
http://www103.pair.com/parv/comp/src/perl/listpkg
http://www103.pair.com/parv/comp/src/perl/listpkg.pod
- Parv
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