in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, wrote
Dorin H thusly...
>
> --- fbsd_user <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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,

And to get that portpath relatively painless...

  listpkg | less


  where listpkg is...

    http://www103.pair.com/parv/comp/src/perl/listpkg
    http://www103.pair.com/parv/comp/src/perl/listpkg.pod



  - Parv

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