pkginfo(1)               USER COMMANDS                 pkginfo(1)



NAME
     pkginfo - display software package information

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

     The options for this command are:

     -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.

     -x        Designates an extracted listing of package  infor-
               mation.   It  contains  the  package abbreviation,
               package name, package architecture (if  available)
               and package version (if available).

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

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

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

     -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 (~).  Mul-
               tiple  white space is replaced with a single space
               during version comparison.

     -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.

     pkginst   Designates a package by its instance.  An instance



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               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.*.

     -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  direc-
               tory.

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  pro-
     duced.

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

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

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

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



























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