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PKGDB(1) General Commands Manual PKGDB(1) NAME pkgdb, pkg_which -- tools to manage and search the package database SYNOPSIS pkgdb [-ahfFiLOQQquv] [-o pkgname] [-s /old/new/] pkg_which [-hQQq] [-c pkgname] [file] ... DESCRIPTION The pkgdb command is a tool to create or update the system package database which is used by the portupgrade(1) tool suite. It maintains a hash that maps an installed file to a package name, a hash that maps a package to an origin, and a list of installed packages. pkg_which looks in the package database to tell which package each specified file came from. If the database is outdated but you do not have permission to update it, it delegates tasks to pkg_info(1). Actually, pkgdb and pkg_which are the same command, and are equivalent. The pkgdb command also works as an interactive tool for fixing the package registry database when -F is specified. It helps you resolve stale dependencies, unlink cyclic dependencies, complete stale or miss- ing origins and remove duplicates. You should run this command period- ically so portupgrade(1) and other pkg_* tools can work effectively and reliably. OPTIONS The following command line arguments are supported: file Inquire which package file came from. If the file is not present, pkg_which calls which(1) to search PATH for the file. -h --help Show help and exit. -a --auto Turn on automatic mode when -F is also specified. pkgdb only fixes discrepancies that can be fixed securely and leaves the others. --autofix Shorthand of --auto --fix (-aF). -c PKGNAME --collate PKGNAME Show files installed by the given package that have been overwritten by other packages. -f --force Force; Specified with -u, update database regardless of timestamps. Specified with -F, fix "held" packages too. -F --fix Interactively fix the package registry database. -i --interactive Turn on interactive mode. -L --fix-lost Check and restore lost dependencies against the ports tree. -o PKGNAME --origin PKGNAME Look up the origin of the given package in the package database. -O --omit-check Specified with -F, turn off check dependencies against the ports tree. Useful if you need a speed-up. -Q --quiet Do not write anything to stdout. Specified twice, do not write anything to stderr either. This is for internal use. -q --noconfig Do not read the configuration file - $PREFIX/etc/pkgtools.conf. -s /OLD/NEW/ --substitute /OLD/NEW/ Substitute all the dependencies recorded as OLD with NEW and exit. -u --update Update or create the package database file pkgdb.db in $PKG_DBDIR, which is /var/db/pkg by default. Note: if the ports database files are stale, pkgdb will automatically update them before proceeding, so manual updating is not mandatory. -v --verbose Turn on verbose output. ENVIRONMENT PKG_DBDIR Alternative location for the installed package database. Default is "/var/db/pkg". PORTSDIR Alternative location for the ports tree. Default is "/usr/ports". PORTS_INDEX Alternative location for the ports INDEX file. Default is "$PORTSDIR/INDEX". PORTS_DBDIR Alternative location for the ports database files. De- fault is "$PORTSDIR". The database files in the direc- tory are automatically created or updated as necessary. See portsdb(1) for details. PKGTOOLS_CONF Configuration file for the pkgtools suite. Default is "$PREFIX/etc/pkgtools.conf". FILES /var/db/pkg Default location of the package database. $PREFIX/etc/pkgtools.conf Default location of the pkgtools configura- tion file. EXAMPLES • Get a list of files under /usr/local and /usr/X11R6 that do not be- long to any package: find /usr/local /usr/X11R6 -type f -print0 | xargs -0 pkg_which -v | fgrep '?' SEE ALSO portsclean(1), portsdb(1), portupgrade(1), pkgtools.conf(5), ports(7) HISTORY The idea of pkgdb.db was taken from NetBSD. AUTHORS Akinori MUSHA <knu@iDaemons.org> Sergey Matveychuk <sem@FreeBSD.org> BUGS Sometimes a database may get corrupt, and the pkgtools commands may abort with a segmentation fault. In such cases, run "pkgdb -fu" to re- build the database, and the problems should go away. FreeBSD February 23, 2007 PKGDB(1)
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