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 -- _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"