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Subject: RE: Looking up libraries and header files
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org 
> [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of 
> David Southwell
> Sent: 01 October 2009 07:50
> To: 'Mak Kolybabi'
> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
> Subject: RE: Looking up libraries and header files
> 
>  
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
> > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of 
> Mak Kolybabi
> > Sent: 01 October 2009 07:07
> > To: david@vizion2000.net
> > Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
> > Subject: Re: Looking up libraries and header files
> > 
> > On 2009-10-01 06:59, david@vizion2000.net wrote:
> > > What is the simplest way to found out which port installs 
> specific 
> > > harder or library files?
> > 
> > pkg_info has a --which flag that tells you what package a file came 
> > from:
> > % pkg_info --which /usr/local/include/pcre.h 
> /usr/local/include/pcre.h 
> > was installed by package pcre-7.9
> > 
> > --
> > Matthew Anthony Kolybabi (Mak)
> > <mak@kolybabi.com>
> Thanks Mat
> 
> Now I have two solutions for the  price of one question
> 
> Brill!!
OK

One problem 

How about ports that are not installed?

Is there another route that will deal with stuff not on the system?

David
>