From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jun 14 03:32:30 2008 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 0873E1065673 for ; Sat, 14 Jun 2008 03:32:30 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from pascal@clermont.cc) Received: from mail.clermont.cc (clermont.cc [69.70.120.58]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D2D458FC15 for ; Sat, 14 Jun 2008 03:32:29 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from pascal@clermont.cc) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mail.clermont.cc (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1AD451CC38; Fri, 13 Jun 2008 23:36:12 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mail.clermont.cc ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (mail.clermont.cc [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-maia, port 10024) with ESMTP id 31203-10; Fri, 13 Jun 2008 23:36:11 -0400 (EDT) Received: from dwarf.clermont.cc (dwarf.clermont.cc [192.168.100.10]) (Authenticated sender: pascal@clermont.cc) by mail.clermont.cc (Postfix) with ESMTPA id D29871CC2E; Fri, 13 Jun 2008 23:36:11 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <485303C6.1000701@clermont.cc> Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2008 23:33:26 +0000 From: Pascal S Clermont User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.14 (X11/20080606) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <96d454pk73ornom636es6caii1cl8h29dt@4ax.com> <20080613220813.X70655@tripel.monochrome.org> <64c038660806132014i503f1469rdf329c723554b9eb@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <64c038660806132014i503f1469rdf329c723554b9eb@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [Ports] How to find where a port is located? 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: Sat, 14 Jun 2008 03:32:30 -0000 Modulok wrote: > On 6/13/08, Chris Hill wrote: > >> On Fri, 13 Jun 2008, Gilles wrote: >> >> >>> Hello >>> >>> Currently, to find where a software is located under /usr/ports/, I >>> rune the "find" command. Is there a database that I could query >>> instead so that it gives out the whole path to that the application? >>> > > Have you looked into the whereis(1) command? > -Modulok- > > there is alot of differents ways to search for a port that you are looking for. My first suggestion would be to read this article from the freebsd handbook; http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports-finding-applications.html . Some people enjoy using some websites to do their searches since they value that more information can be used to search. Here are some of the sites : http://www.freebsd.org/ports/ http://www.freshports.org/ http://www.freebsdsoftware.org/ These are ones that come to me as I am writing this, they're are most likely several other websites that will give you some similar information such as these. I would suggest that you refer to the handbook when you ask yourself questions concerning the operating system. The handbook is a great reference that I even use quite often myself when I am in doubt on a certain subject. Pascal S. Clermont