On Sun, 5 Apr 2009 21:19:45 -0400 Wesley Shields <wxs_at_FreeBSD.org> wrote: > On Mon, Apr 06, 2009 at 01:45:43AM +0200, Alberto Villa wrote: > > On Sun, Apr 5, 2009 at 10:06 PM, N.J. Mann <njm_at_njm.me.uk> wrote: > > > adduser: /usr/sbin/adduser /usr/share/man/en.ISO8859-15/man8/adduser.8 /usr/src/usr.sbin/adduser > > > > > > So, it is part of the base system. ?This can be confirmed by searching > > > the on-line manual, i.e. > > > > anyway, if you're looking for other programs, i can't remember if > > there is any special way... i think i'd try something like: > > cd /usr/ports && grep -i "bin/$yourcommand" -f */*/pkg-plist > > This makes two assumptions which are not always true: > > - It assumes $yourcommand lives in ${PREFIX}/bin. > - It searches only pkg-plist. > > Not all ports install into ${PREFIX}/bin and not all ports use > pkg-plist. If you want a more accurate search you're better off > searching Makefile for the information in PLIST_FILES along with > pkg-plist. It is worth noting that even this is not fool-proof since > some ports use dynamic plist generation so the information is never in > pkg-plist except for when the plist is built. > > IMO this is a short-coming with ports, and only getting more and more > noticeable as we expand the number of ports. I have some ideas on how > to address this if someone wants to ping me about it off list. > /usr/ports/ports-mgmt/portsearch --- Gary JennejohnReceived on Mon Apr 06 2009 - 06:52:14 UTC
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