pkginfo(1)                 (Essential Utilities)                 pkginfo(1)


   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 which are
         installed on the system (with the first synopsis) or which reside on
         a particular device or directory (with the second synopsis).  Only
         the package name and abbreviation for pre-System V Release 4.0
         packages will be included in the display.

         The options for this command are:

         -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 information.  It
                   contains the package abbreviation, package name, package
                   architecture (if available) and package version (if
                   available).

         -l        Designates long format, which includes all available
                   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 (~).  Multiple 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 not case specific.





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         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 directory.

   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 produced.

         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-System V Release 4.0 package is only
         partially installed.  It is assumed that all pre-System V Release 4.0
         packages are fully installed.

   SEE ALSO
         pkgadd(1M), pkgask(1M), pkgchk(1M), pkgrm(1M), pkgtrans(1).


























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