Date: Sun, 3 Mar 2002 18:14:30 +0000 From: Thomas Hurst <tom.hurst@clara.net> To: ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: script to check for updates Message-ID: <20020303181430.GB37508@voi.aagh.net> In-Reply-To: <001601c1c2b9$5eb14a20$345bbc42@mad.chartermi.net> References: <001601c1c2b9$5eb14a20$345bbc42@mad.chartermi.net>
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* Chris Byrnes (chris@JEAH.net) wrote: > does anyone have a script they use to check the version of a port/pkg > installed vs what is the latest version in ports? (so you dont have > to go through every package you have installed and see if there is an > updated version) alias pkg_chk='pkg_version -vL = |grep -v "^bsdpan"' This also lets you keep track of orphaned ports, which looking for < doesn't give you. portsversion (part of sysutils/portupgrade) is faster, but requires an up-to-date INDEX, which takes a long, long time to build (*grumble*) -- Thomas 'Freaky' Hurst - freaky@aagh.net - http://www.aagh.net/ - To get a loan, you must first prove you don't need it. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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