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PKG-VERSION(8) System Manager's Manual PKG-VERSION(8) NAME pkg version -- summarize installed versions of packages SYNOPSIS pkg version [-IPR] [-hoqvU] [-l limchar] [-L limchar] [-Cegix pattern] [-r reponame ...] [-O origin | -n pkgname] [index] pkg version -t version1 version2 pkg version -T pkgname pattern pkg version [--{index,ports,remote}] [--{help,origin,quiet,verbose,no-repo-update}] [--like limchar] [--not-like limchar] [--{case-sensitive,exact,glob,case-insensitive,regex} pattern] [--repository reponame ...] [--match-origin origin] [index] pkg version --test-version version1 version2 pkg version --test-pattern pkgname pattern DESCRIPTION pkg version is used for generating a report of packages installed by pkg(8). The database of available packages and versions to compare against the installed packages may be chosen by specifying one of -P, -R or -I or by setting VERSION_SOURCE in pkg.conf(5). If not specified then the ports index file will be used if it exists (-I). Otherwise, should a ports tree exist that will be used to compare versions (-P). Failing either of those two choices, the repository catalogue will be used (-R). When -I is used, versions of installed packages will be compared to the versions listed in the file argument index, or if that is not given ex- plicitly, in the default ports index file (typically located as /usr/ports/INDEX-N, where N is the OS major version number.) When -R is used, package repository catalogues will be automatically updated whenever pkg version is run by a user ID with write access to the package database, unless disabled by the -U flag or setting REPO_AUTOUPDATE to NO in pkg.conf(5). When comparing package versions the package name and a comparison char- acter are printed: = The installed version of the package is current. < The installed version of the package is older than the current version. > The installed version of the package is newer than the current version. This situation can arise with an out of date index file, or when testing new ports. ? The installed package does not appear in the index. This could be due to an out of date index or a package taken from a PR that has not yet been committed. ! The installed package exists in the index but for some reason, pkg version was unable to compare the version number of the in- stalled package with the corresponding entry in the index. OPTIONS The following options are supported by pkg version: -C, --case-sensitive Make the standard or the regular expression (-x) matching against pkg-name case sensitive. -h, --help Displays usage information. -I [index], --index [index] Use index file for determining if a package is out of date. If no index file name is specified, uses the default index file. This is the default, if the index file exists. -P, --ports Use ports for determining if a package is out of date. This is the default if the index file is not present and a ports tree exists. The tree used can be overridden by PORTSDIR, see pkg.conf(5) for more information. -R, --remote Use repository catalogue for determining if a package is out of date. This is the default if neither the ports in- dex nor the ports tree exists. -U, --no-repo-update Suppress the automatic update of the local copy of the repository catalogue from remote. This only has any effect in combination with the -R option. Automatic repository catalogue updates are only attempted when the effective UID of the process has write access to the package database. Otherwise they are silently ignored. -r reponame, --repository reponame Compare installed package versions to packages available from the named repository only. This option can be speci- fied multiple times to use several repositories. Packages will be compared against the named repositories only, irre- spective of the configured "enabled" status from repo.conf. By default, catalogues for all enabled repositories are used for version comparisons. Implies -R. -o, --origin Display package origin, instead of package name. -q, --quiet Be quiet. Less output will be produced. -v, --verbose Be verbose. -l limchar, --like limchar Display only the packages which status flag matches the one specified by limchar. -L limchar, --not-like limchar Does the opposite of -l flag. Displays the packages which status flag does not match the one specified by limchar. -i, --case-insensitive Make the exact (-e) or regular expression (-x) matching against pattern case insensitive. This is the default, un- less modified by setting CASE_SENSITIVE_MATCH to true in pkg.conf. -x pattern, --regex pattern Only display the packages that match the regular expres- sion. Uses the "modern" or "extended" syntax of re_format(7). -g pattern, --glob pattern Only display the packages that match the glob expression. -e string, --exact string Only display the packages that exactly match the string. -O origin, --match-origin origin Display only the packages which origin matches origin. -n pkgname, --match-name pkgname Display only the packages which name matches pkgname. -t version1 version2, --test-version version1 version2 Test a pair of version number strings and exit. The output consists of one of the single characters = (equal), < (right-hand number greater), or > (left-hand number greater) on standard output. This flag is mostly useful for scripts or for testing. -T pkgname pattern, --test-pattern pkgname pattern Compare pkgname against shell glob pattern and set exit code accordingly. -T can also be used in `filter mode': When one of the arguments is `-', standard input is used, and lines with matching package names/patterns are echoed to standard output. ENVIRONMENT The following environment variables affect the execution of pkg version. See pkg.conf(5) for further description. CASE_SENSITIVE_MATCH INDEXDIR INDEXFILE PKG_DBDIR PORTSDIR The default index file is searched for in INDEXDIR, or if that is not set, PORTSDIR. INDEXFILE is the name of the index relative to that di- rectory. If INDEXFILE is not set, the default file name is INDEX-N where N is the OS major version number. FILES See pkg.conf(5). EXAMPLES The following is a typical invocation of the pkg version command, which checks the installed packages against the local ports index file: % pkg version -v The command below generates a report against the versions in the repos- itory catalogue: % pkg update % pkg version -vR The following lists packages needing upgrade, compared to the reposi- tory catalogue: % pkg update % pkg version -vRL= The following command compares two package version strings: % pkg version -t 1.5 1.5.1 SEE ALSO pkg_create(3), pkg_printf(3), pkg_repo_create(3), pkg_repos(3), pkg-keywords(5), pkg-lua-script(5), pkg-repository(5), pkg-script(5), pkg-triggers(5), pkg.conf(5), pkg(8), pkg-add(8), pkg-alias(8), pkg-annotate(8), pkg-audit(8), pkg-autoremove(8), pkg-check(8), pkg-clean(8), pkg-config(8), pkg-create(8), pkg-delete(8), pkg-fetch(8), pkg-help(8), pkg-info(8), pkg-install(8), pkg-key(8), pkg-lock(8), pkg-plugins(8), pkg-query(8), pkg-register(8), pkg-repo(8), pkg-repositories(8), pkg-rquery(8), pkg-search(8), pkg-set(8), pkg-shell(8), pkg-shlib(8), pkg-ssh(8), pkg-stats(8), pkg-triggers(8), pkg-unregister(8), pkg-update(8), pkg-updating(8), pkg-upgrade(8), pkg-which(8) FreeBSD ports 15.quarterly July 7, 2024 PKG-VERSION(8)
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