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Subject: Re: Deleted /var/db/pkg
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On Tue, Sep 18, 2007 at 02:01:27PM +0200, nikolaj.thygesen@diamondbox.dk wrote:
> Hi list,
> 
>     Suppose you deleted /var/db/pkg by accident :( What would you do to
> get it back??

I'd go one of these ways:
- rm -rf /usr/local ...
- rebuild all the packages I need in a chroot, then pkg_add them

Good luck!