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From: Dorin H <bj93542@yahoo.com>
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--- fbsd_user <fbsd_user@a1poweruser.com> wrote:
> What is the sure fired way to get the correct
> spelling  of the 
> package name to use with pkg_add -r  command?
> 

If you have installed ports, and you know the port
name (which you can find easily), you can go to
/usr/ports/<<portpath>> and cat/sed distinfo file.
HIH,
/Dorin.

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