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From: parv <parv_@yahoo.com>
To: abram olson <dacia_icarus@yahoo.com>
Cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.org
Subject: Re: mass uninstall all ports?
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on Jul 12 18:48, i got this from abram...
> I have updated the ports using cvsup.  So, this:
> 
> cd /var/db/pkg && pkg_delete -fd *
> 
> will remove all the packages and ports that are
> installed?
> 
> I really want to understand what I'm doing here ;-)
> 
> Another person suggested I do:
> 
> pkg_info | cut -d\  -f1 | xargs pkg_delete
> 
> what is the difference between what these two commands
> will do?
> 
> Abe


you know, in perl, there is a saying:

  there is more than one way to do it.


...in the end both will do the same thing: remove/delete all the
installed software as listed in /var/db/pkg. if you go the 'pkg_info' 
route, you should add '-f' and or '-d' flag. 

if pkg_delete/xargs/shell complain that 'pipe broken', 'too many 
arguments', or some such, then you can try this...

# find /var/db/pkg -type d -execdir pkg_delete -fd {} \;


in any case, don't miss to read the pkg_delete & find manpages.


-- 
 so, do you like word games or scrabble?
	 - parv

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