pkginfo(1M)                                                     pkginfo(1M)

NAME
     pkginfo - display software package information

SYNOPSIS
     pkginfo [-q|x|l|L] [-p|i] [-N] [-k] [-a arch] [-v version]
             [-c category1[,category2[, ...]]] [pkginst[,pkginst[, ...]]]

     pkginfo -d device [-q|x|l|L] [-N] [-a arch] [-v version]
             [-c category1[,category2[, ...]]] [pkginst[,pkginst[, ...]]]

DESCRIPTION
     pkginfo displays information about software packages which are
     installed on the system (with the first synopsis) or which reside on a
     particular device or directory (with the second synopsis). Only the
     package name and abbreviation for pre-SVR4 packages will be included
     in the display.

OPTIONS
     -q   Does not list any information, but can be used from a program to
          check (i.e. query) whether or not a package has been installed.

          This option is only worthwhile if a single package instance is
          specified.

     -x   Designates an extracted listing of package information. It con-
          tains the package abbreviation, package name, package architec-
          ture (if available) and package version (if available).

     -l   Designates long format, which includes all available information
          about the designated package(s).

     -L   Name of pkginst only.

     -p   Designates that information should be presented only for par-
          tially installed packages.

     -i   Designates that information should be presented only for fully
          installed packages.

     -N   No pre-SVR4 packages.

     -k   Check mode. Virtually installed and deinstalled packages (see
          pkgadd, pkgrm -ch) are taken into account. The -k option is not
          compatible with the -d, -l and -c options.

     -a   Specifies the architecture of the package as arch.

     -v   Specifies the version of the package as version. "All compatible
          versions" can be requested by preceding the version name with a
          tilde (~). Multiple white space is replaced with a single space
          during version comparison.




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     -c   Selects packages to be display based on the category category.
          (Categories are defined in the category field of the pkginfo
          file.) If more than one category is supplied, the package must
          only match one of the list of categories. The match is not case
          specific.

     -d   Defines a device, device, on which the software resides. device
          can be a directory pathname or the identifiers for tape, floppy
          disk, removable disk, etc. The special token "spool" may be used
          to indicate the default installation spool directory.

     pkginst
          Designates a package by its instance. An instance can be the
          package abbreviation or a specific instance (for example, inst.1
          or inst.beta). All instances of package can be requested by
          inst.*.

NOTES
     Without options, pkginfo lists the primary category, package instance,
     and name of all completely installed and partially installed packages.
     One line per package selected is produced.

     The -p and -i options are meaningless if used in conjunction with the
     -d option.

     The options -q, -x, -l, and -L are mutually exclusive.

     The -k option is not compatible with the -d, -l and -c options.

     pkginfo cannot tell if a pre-SVR4 package is only partially installed.
     It is assumed that all packages are fully installed.

SEE ALSO
     pkgadd(1M), pkgask(1M), pkgchk(1M), pkgrm(1M), pkgtrans(1M).




















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