Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2025 20:14:50 -0800 From: paul beard <paulbeard@gmail.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: querying a pkg you don't have installed? Message-ID: <CAMtcK2oxe4tMx%2ByqPGrO1BcQ_1H0w06k-089KdF6KjmTDsCy0Q@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <b8ebbadf-7b88-4bbf-8311-bc98df9af22a@k9w.org> References: <CAMtcK2pFY6Zn4kBFgzjkGcrL11eRX7q0cJDKWZegfByJhLLF6Q@mail.gmail.com> <b8ebbadf-7b88-4bbf-8311-bc98df9af22a@k9w.org>
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# pkg rquery %m cacti
m.muenz@gmail.com
Perfect, just what I needed.
On Sat, Jan 18, 2025 at 7:17=E2=80=AFPM Kevin Williams <kevin@k9w.org> wrot=
e:
> pkg query is for currently-installed packages. Try pkg rquery and consult
> the manpages pkg(8) and pkg-rquery(8). None of those commands contain a w=
ay
> to directly message the package maintainer.
>
> What is the package and what is your question? pkg rquery might be able t=
o
> give you the answer.
> On 1/18/25 18:20, paul beard wrote:
>
> I want to ask a question of the maintainer of a package I don't have
> installed (and can't until I get an answer to my question). Is that
> possible with pkg query?
>
> --
> Paul Beard / www.paulbeard.org/
>
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr"># pkg rquery %m cacti<br><a href=3D"mailto:m.muenz@gmail.c=
om">m.muenz@gmail.com</a><br><div><br></div><div>Perfect, just what I neede=
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iv dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sat, Jan 18, 2025 at 7:17=E2=80=AFPM=
Kevin Williams <<a href=3D"mailto:kevin@k9w.org">kevin@k9w.org</a>> =
wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0=
px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rg=
b(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><u></u>
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<p>pkg query is for currently-installed packages. Try pkg rquery and
consult the manpages pkg(8) and pkg-rquery(8). None of those
commands contain a way to directly message the package maintainer.</p=
>
<p>What is the package and what is your question? pkg rquery might
be able to give you the answer.<br>
</p>
<div>On 1/18/25 18:20, paul beard wrote:<br>
</div>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">
<div>I want to ask a question=C2=A0of the maintainer of a package=
=C2=A0I
don't have installed (and can't until=C2=A0I get=C2=A0an =
answer to my
question). Is that possible with pkg query?=C2=A0</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<span class=3D"gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br>
<div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature">Paul Beard / <a href=3D"=
http://www.paulbeard.org/" target=3D"_blank">www.paulbeard.org/</a><br>
</div>
</div>
</blockquote>
</div>
</blockquote></div><div><br clear=3D"all"></div><div><br></div><span class=
=3D"gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_s=
ignature">Paul Beard / <a href=3D"http://www.paulbeard.org/" target=3D"_bla=
nk">www.paulbeard.org/</a><br></div>
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