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Date:      Thu, 30 Dec 2021 19:05:06 -1000
From:      "parv/freebsd" <parv.0zero9+freebsd@gmail.com>
To:        Mel Pilgrim <list_freebsd@bluerosetech.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Package naming conventions (?)
Message-ID:  <CABObuOomnCpVryaLN6F3Pp6buhfPuNDHxx_L%2BEA%2BiRW0x3XUOA@mail.gmail.com>
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On Thu, Dec 30, 2021 at 6:53 PM Mel Pilgrim wrote:

> On 2021-12-30 18:50, Ronald F. Guilmette wrote:
>
...

> > In general, full package names end with a version number which consists
> > exclusively of digits, periods, commas, and underscores.  Thus the
> > *generalized* (non-version-specific) package names for all currently
> > installed packages may, generally speaking, be derived thusly:
> >
> >      pkg info | awk '{print $1}' | sed -E 's/-([0-9]|,|_|\.)+$//'
>
> Do this instead:
>
> pkg query '%n'
>

Thank you.


 - parv
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"fon=
t-family:monospace">On Thu, Dec 30, 2021 at 6:53 PM Mel Pilgrim wrote:<br><=
/div></div><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" sty=
le=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);paddi=
ng-left:1ex">On 2021-12-30 18:50, Ronald F. Guilmette wrote:<br></blockquot=
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pan>=C2=A0</div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0=
px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
&gt; In general, full package names end with a version number which consist=
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&gt; *generalized* (non-version-specific) package names for all currently<b=
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&gt; installed packages may, generally speaking, be derived thusly:<br>
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Do this instead:<br>
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pkg query &#39;%n&#39;<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div><div style=3D"fo=
nt-family:monospace" class=3D"gmail_default">Thank you.</div><div style=3D"=
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