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PKG_SEARCH(1)		    General Commands Manual		 PKG_SEARCH(1)

NAME
       pkg_search -- print information about a package

SYNOPSIS
       pkg_search [-h |	-k | -r	| -v] package

DESCRIPTION
       pkg_search  querys  the appropriate database file on FreeBSD and	NetBSD
       for a given package name.  If pkg_search	cannot find an INDEX  file  on
       FreeBSD	or  an	INDEX  file  on	 NetBSD, it tries to fetch the file on
       FreeBSD or a pkg_summary(5) file	on NetBSD.

       The options are as follows:

       -h	    Print short	usage information.

       -i	    Print verbose information (Ports directory,	URL, dependen-
		    cies)

       -k	    Also query the Info	and WWW	field.

       -r	    Print the directory	within the Ports Collection where  the
		    port lives.

       package	    Required package package.

EXAMPLES
       The  following  is an example of	a typical usage	of the pkg_search com-
       mand:

	     pkg_search	-v fvwm

SEE ALSO
       pkg_add(1), pkg_create(1), pkg_delete(1), pkg_info(1)

AUTHORS
       pkg_search was written by Matthias Schmidt <matthias@dragonflybsd.org>.

FreeBSD	ports 15.0	       January 12, 2008			 PKG_SEARCH(1)

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