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Subject: Re: uninstalling packages...
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Javier Matos wrote:

>Hello, I want information about uninstallation of packages. I know how to perform that kind of actions but I really want to know if something like pkg_add "a_package" and then pkg_delete "a_package" really delete ALL FILES installed with pkg_add command.
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>
In short, yes.  This isn't windows :-)

The long answer is that each package provides information about what 
files it installs and thus what files to de-install.  So the maintainer 
of the package/port has to get the list of files correct, but I've 
rarely seen any problems.  So if you find that a package isn't deleting 
something you should ask here or contact the port maintainer.

However, if you create any local configuration files (say, for example, 
/usr/local/etc/smartd.conf, or user specific openoffice directories) 
they shouldn't be deleted.

--Alex