Date: Sun, 24 Jul 2011 23:28:02 +0000 From: "b. f." <bf1783@googlemail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, "Toan H. Le" <toanhuyle.vn@gmail.com> Subject: Re: pkg_delete yields 'no such package' Message-ID: <CAGFTUwPoSuhZcXU%2BeGEANXrqhaPy5Q4Skz5mP4y6j4qcyd3gCw@mail.gmail.com>
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> Matthew Seaman wrote: > On 24/07/2011 08:48, Toan H. Le wrote: > > Either I use 'pkg_delete xorg-docs' or 'pkg_delete xorg-docs-1.4.1', > > pkg_delete yields the error of 'no such package'. Checking via 'pkg_info' > > and 'pkg_version' confirms the packages xorg-docs-1.4.1 installed. I think I > > did not use the wrong command. > > Hmmm... That's a typo. The package name is: > > lucid-nonsense:...ports/x11/xorg-docs:% make -V PKGNAME > xorg-docs-1.4,1 > > Note the comma -- that's part of the version number, and needs to be > copied down verbatim for pkg_delete(1) It is often convenient to use the -x or -X switches with these utilities, or to use a glob, so that you only have to type part of the full PKGNAME, e.g.: pkg_delete xorg-docs\* pkg_delete -x xorg-docs Just make sure that the glob or regex that you use only applies to the packages that you want the utilities to act upon, e.g.: pkg_info -I xorg-docs\* pkg_info -Ix xorg-docs See the manpages of the utilities for details. b.
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