Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2008 23:33:26 +0000 From: Pascal S Clermont <pascal@clermont.cc> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [Ports] How to find where a port is located? Message-ID: <485303C6.1000701@clermont.cc> In-Reply-To: <64c038660806132014i503f1469rdf329c723554b9eb@mail.gmail.com> References: <96d454pk73ornom636es6caii1cl8h29dt@4ax.com> <20080613220813.X70655@tripel.monochrome.org> <64c038660806132014i503f1469rdf329c723554b9eb@mail.gmail.com>
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Modulok wrote: > On 6/13/08, Chris Hill <chris@monochrome.org> wrote: > >> On Fri, 13 Jun 2008, Gilles wrote: >> >> >>> Hello >>> >>> Currently, to find where a software is located under /usr/ports/, I >>> rune the "find" command. Is there a database that I could query >>> instead so that it gives out the whole path to that the application? >>> > > Have you looked into the whereis(1) command? > -Modulok- > > there is alot of differents ways to search for a port that you are looking for. My first suggestion would be to read this article from the freebsd handbook; http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports-finding-applications.html . Some people enjoy using some websites to do their searches since they value that more information can be used to search. Here are some of the sites : http://www.freebsd.org/ports/ http://www.freshports.org/ http://www.freebsdsoftware.org/ These are ones that come to me as I am writing this, they're are most likely several other websites that will give you some similar information such as these. I would suggest that you refer to the handbook when you ask yourself questions concerning the operating system. The handbook is a great reference that I even use quite often myself when I am in doubt on a certain subject. Pascal S. Clermont
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