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PKG-PROVIDES(8) System Manager's Manual PKG-PROVIDES(8) NAME pkg provides -- query which package provides a file matching a particular pattern SYNOPSIS pkg provides [-u] [-f] pkg provides [-r repo] pattern DESCRIPTION pkg provides is used to query which package in your pkg catalog provides a particular file given a pattern. The search pattern can be any perl compatible regular expression (PCRE). OPTIONS The following options are supported by pkg provides: -u Check if a new database file is available and then perform the update. -f Force the update. -r repo Restrict search results to a specific repository. pattern Can be any perl compatible regular expression (PCRE). The search is not case sensitive. ENVIRONMENT PROVIDES_FETCH_ON_UPDATE If set to "NO", it disables the default behaviour and doesn't perform a pkg provides database up- date after updating pkg. PROVIDES_SRV When set, overrides the default pkg provides server address. The default value is "https://pkg-provides.osorio.me". PROVIDES_FILEPATH When set, overrides the default database file lo- cation in the remote server. The filepath format is the following : v3/{osname}/{osver}:{arch}. The default value is "v3/FreeBSD/12:amd64" for a FreeBSD 12 and "v3/DragonFly/6.2:x86:64" for a DragonFly 6.2. PROVIDES_URL This environment variable is deprecated. Use PRO- VIDES_SRV instead. EXIT STATUS The pkg provides utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs. EXAMPLES Update the provides database: $ pkg provides -u Search for a package that provides bin/firefox $ pkg provides bin/firefox$ Search for packages that provide a file with the pattern libbz2.so.* $ pkg provides ^libbz2.so. Look for bin/firefox but only in the FreeBSD repository $ pkg provides -r FreeBSD bin/firefox$ AUTHORS pkg provides was written by Rodrigo Osorio <rodrigo@FreeBSD.org>. FreeBSD ports 15.quarterly February 9, 2020 PKG-PROVIDES(8)
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