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PKG-HELP(8) System Manager's Manual PKG-HELP(8) NAME pkg help -- display usage information for pkg commands SYNOPSIS pkg help command DESCRIPTION pkg help is used to display the manual page for a pkg(8) command. When invoked with a valid command name, pkg help opens the corresponding manual page using man(1). If the specified command is an alias defined in pkg.conf(5), pkg help displays the alias expansion instead. When invoked without arguments, pkg help displays a brief usage summary of all available pkg(8) commands. EXAMPLES Display the manual page for the install command: $ pkg help install Display the manual page for pkg.conf(5): $ pkg help pkg.conf Display all available commands: $ pkg help 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-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-version(8), pkg-which(8) FreeBSD ports 15.quarterly March 2, 2026 PKG-HELP(8)
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