Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2013 10:07:21 -0700 From: Freddie Cash <fjwcash@gmail.com> To: LuKreme <kremels@kreme.com> Cc: freebsd-ports <freebsd-ports@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Searching the port tree with portmaster? Message-ID: <CAOjFWZ5HRA325RxpR=7fHv%2BdmqCJhwzhXY-f6Hp5qgzqEFst2Q@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <F190CCA1-DF98-4EEA-8C14-E5AC3BC86AF0@kreme.com> References: <F190CCA1-DF98-4EEA-8C14-E5AC3BC86AF0@kreme.com>
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On Wed, Aug 14, 2013 at 11:44 PM, LuKreme <kremels@kreme.com> wrote: > Am I missing a search feature in postmaster? > > If not, how are people finding where a port is to install it (I had a heck > of a time finding sudo, for example) > Method 1: cd /usr/ports make quicksearch name=sudo Method 2: cd /usr/ports/ports-mgmt/psearch make install clean rehash psearch sudo Method 1 doesn't require any extra software, but requires a lot of typing. Method 2 is very handy and speedy, and requires much less typing once psearch is installed. Portmaster is a ports installation/upgrading tool. It's not a ports searching tool. Remember the Unix philosophy: do one thing, and do it well. :) Use separate tools for separate functions. -- Freddie Cash fjwcash@gmail.com
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