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Date:      Thu, 01 Oct 2009 10:08:09 -0400
From:      Greg Larkin <glarkin@FreeBSD.org>
To:        david@vizion2000.net
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Looking up libraries and header files
Message-ID:  <4AC4B7C9.7040104@FreeBSD.org>
In-Reply-To: <A2802A2B3EFE4CE4A3E07ECA3D89D58B@sleuth64>
References:  <A2802A2B3EFE4CE4A3E07ECA3D89D58B@sleuth64>

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david@vizion2000.net wrote:
> Hi
> 
> What is the simplest way to found out which port installs specific harder or
> library files?
> 
> ATM I do it through a google search on the file name and usually find a
> clue.. but I suspect there ia better mousetrap!! <chuckles>
> 
> Thanks in advance
> David
> 

Hi David,

pkg_which will do what you want:

# pkg_which /usr/local/include/librsync.h
[Updating the pkgdb <format:bdb_btree> in /var/db/pkg ... - 289 packages
found (-1 +1) (...). done]
librsync-0.9.7_1
#

Cheers,
Greg
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