Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2018 09:33:22 +0000 From: bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org To: pkg@FreeBSD.org Subject: maintainer-feedback requested: [Bug 229146] ports-mgmt/pkg "alias" section for pkg(8) should mention e.g. prime-(list|origins) Message-ID: <bug-229146-32340-ryvImDyWNI@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/> In-Reply-To: <bug-229146-32340@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/> References: <bug-229146-32340@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>
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Bugzilla Automation <bugzilla@FreeBSD.org> has asked freebsd-pkg mailing list <pkg@FreeBSD.org> for maintainer-feedback: Bug 229146: ports-mgmt/pkg "alias" section for pkg(8) should mention e.g. prime-(list|origins) https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=229146 --- Description --- Accidentally I found the 'prime-list' and 'prime-origins' aliases _today_. I've quiet often looked at the man page during the evolution of pkg(8) to see if there's an aequivalent of 'portmaster --list-origins', which was mandatory for me at pkg_legacy times. "alias" is only mentioned once for pkg(8), without telling that there are predefined aliases available, which feature not only simple synonyms, but extended functionality by providing "pkg query" makros e.g. Please add a sentence like above to encourage the user to have a look at "alias". And I vote for listing at least the most widely useful example aliases, which I think 'prime-list' definitely belongs to. Thanks, -harry
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