Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2013 00:22:17 +0200 From: Kimmo Paasiala <kpaasial@gmail.com> To: Chip Camden <sterling@camdensoftware.com> Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: can't find pkgng command Message-ID: <CA%2B7WWSesLEVcy8yDNCRyqyF3=2_uk2r1T58Z2-=gex8bJsQPmA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20130117190924.GC19645@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> References: <20728.1478.423219.871557@jerusalem.litteratus.org> <50F8061E.9030306@marino.st> <20130117190924.GC19645@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com>
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On Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 9:09 PM, Chip Camden <sterling@camdensoftware.com> wrote: > Quoth John Marino on Thursday, 17 January 2013: >> pkg which <filename> >> >> On 1/17/2013 15:08, Robert Huff wrote: >> > >> > Under the old package system "pkg_info -W<filename>' would >> > tell me what port a file belonged to. >> > Perhaps due to not enough sleep, I have read the man page twice >> > but am unable to construct an equivalent. Will someone please help >> > me not have to re-invent the wheel? >> > >> > Respectfully, >> > >> > >> > Robert Huff >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list >> > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports >> > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-ports-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-ports-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > And if you (a) don't want to type in the full path or (b) want to make > sure that the file you execute actually does come from the port, you can > use a double-which. E.g., > > $ pkg which `which ruby` > /usr/local/bin/ruby was installed by package ruby-1.8.7.371,1 > > while OTOH... > > $ pkg which `which clang` > /usr/bin/clang was not found in the database > > > That is expected, the base system (/bin /usr/bin etc.) is not included in the pkg database. -Kimmo
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