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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 that
     are installed on the system (the first synopsis), or on
     software packages that reside on a particular device or
     directory (the second synopsis).  Only the package name and
     abbreviation for pre-SVR4 packages will be included in the
     display.

     pkginfo has the following 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

     -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



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               not case specific.

     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.*.

     -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(1M).
























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