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PKG_VERSION(1)		  BSD General Commands Manual		PKG_VERSION(1)

NAME
     pkg_version — summarize installed versions of packages

SYNOPSIS
     pkg_version [-hIoqv] [-l limchar] [-L limchar] [[-X] -s string]
		 [-O origin] [index]
     pkg_version -t version1 version2
     pkg_version -T pkgname pattern

DESCRIPTION
     The pkg_version command is used to produce a report of non-base software
     packages installed using the pkg_add(1) command.

     Each package's version number is checked against one of two sources to
     see if that package may require updating.	If the package contains infor‐
     mation about its origin in the FreeBSD ports tree, and a version number
     can be determined from the port's Makefile, then the version number from
     the Makefile will be used to determine whether the installed package is
     up-to-date or requires updating.

     If no origin for a package can be found, or if the port's Makefile cannot
     be located, pkg_version will search for the package in the ports collec‐
     tion index file (typically /usr/ports/INDEX-8).  Any matching version
     number(s) there will be used to determine whether the installed package
     is up-to-date or requires updating.

     Generally, using the version number from a port's Makefile will provide a
     more accurate result, since, unlike the index file, it provides an unam‐
     biguous current version number, even when multiple versions of a port
     exist in the ports collection.  Moreover, the ports collection index file
     is only updated at intervals, meaning that it may not completely reflect
     the version numbers of the software contained in the ports collection.

     Each package name is printed, along with a one-character status flag:

     =	     The installed version of the package is current.

     <	     The installed version of the package is older than the current
	     version.

     >	     The installed version of the package is newer than the current
	     version.  This situation can arise with an out-of-date index
	     file, or when testing new ports.

     ?	     The installed package does not appear in the index.  This could
	     be due to an out of date index or a package taken from a PR that
	     has not yet been committed.

     *	     There are multiple versions of a particular software package
	     listed in the index file.	Examples from the FreeBSD ports col‐
	     lection are the Tcl toolkit or the EMACS editor.

     !	     The installed package exists in the index but for some reason,
	     pkg_version was unable to compare the version number of the
	     installed package with the corresponding entry in the index.

OPTIONS
     The pkg_version utility supports several command-line arguments:

     -h, --help
	     Print help message.

     -I, --index-only
	     Use only the index file for determining if a package is out of
	     date.  This is much faster than using the version number from a
	     port's Makefile, at the expense of potentially giving an incor‐
	     rect result if the index file is out of date.

     -l, --status limchar
	     Limit the output to those packages whose status flag matches the
	     character(s) in limchar.  More than one character can be speci‐
	     fied in limchar.  Note that because some of the status flag char‐
	     acters are also special to the shell, it is best to quote limchar
	     with single quotes.

     -L, --no-status limchar
	     Limit the output to those packages whose status flag does not
	     match limchar.  You may specify more than one character to match
	     in limchar.  Note that because some of the status flag characters
	     are also special to the shell, it is best to quote limchar with
	     single quotes.

     -o, --show-origin
	     Show the origin recorded on package generation instead of the
	     package name.

     -O, --origin origin
	     Only list packages whose registered origin is origin.

     -q, --quiet
	     Enable quiet output.  Quiet output precludes printing the limchar
	     when used with -l or -L.  This is useful when used as the input
	     to portupgrade(8).

     -s, --match string
	     Limit the output to those packages whose names match a given
	     string.

     -X, --extended
	     Interpret string as a extended regular expression.

     -t	     Test a pair of version number strings and exit.  The output con‐
	     sists of one of the single characters = (equal), < (right-hand
	     number greater), or > (left-hand number greater) on standard out‐
	     put.  This flag is mostly useful for scripts or for testing.

     -T	     Test whether pkgname is matched by pattern and set the exit code
	     accordingly.  -T can also be used in `filter mode': When one of
	     the arguments is `-', standard input is used, and lines with
	     matching package names/patterns are echoed to standard output.

     -v	     Enable verbose output.  Verbose output includes some English-text
	     interpretations of the version number comparisons, as well as the
	     version numbers compared for each package.	 Non-verbose output is
	     probably easier for programs or scripts to parse.

     index   Specify the index to be used as a basis of comparison.  This
	     index can be specified as a filename (in the local file system)
	     or a URL.	Any URL understandable by fetch(1) can be used here.
	     If no index file is specified on the command line,
	     /usr/ports/INDEX-8 is used.

FILES
     /usr/ports/INDEX-8	 Default index file.

EXAMPLES
     The following is a typical invocation of the pkg_version command, which
     checks the installed packages against the local ports index file:

	   % pkg_version -v

     The command below generates a report against the version numbers in the
     on-line ports collection:

	   % pkg_version http://www.FreeBSD.org/ports/INDEX-8

     The following command compares two package version strings:

	   % pkg_version -t 1.5 1.5.1

COMPATIBILITY
     The -c option has been deprecated and is no longer supported.

SEE ALSO
     fetch(1), pkg_add(1), pkg_create(1), pkg_delete(1), pkg_info(1),
     portupgrade(8)

AUTHORS
     The pkg_version utility was written by Jeremy D. Lea ⟨reg@FreeBSD.org⟩,
     partially based on a Perl script written by
     Bruce A. Mah ⟨bmah@FreeBSD.org⟩.

CONTRIBUTORS
     Nik Clayton ⟨nik@FreeBSD.org⟩, Dominic Mitchell ⟨dom@palmerharvey.co.uk⟩,
     Mark Ovens ⟨marko@FreeBSD.org⟩, Doug Barton ⟨DougB@gorean.org⟩, Akinori
     MUSHA ⟨knu@FreeBSD.org⟩, Oliver Eikemeier ⟨eik@FreeBSD.org⟩

BSD				 May 30, 2008				   BSD
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