pkg-provides

pkgng plugin for querying which package provides a particular file

How to build / install

Requirements

• libfetch (freebsd base )
• libpcre ( pkg install pcre )
• libpkg ( freebsd base )
• uthash ( pkg install uthash)

Build

# make install

Install

# make install

Configure pkg to use plugins

/usr/local/etc/pkg.conf

PKG_PLUGINS_DIR = "/usr/local/lib/pkg/plugins";
PKG_ENABLE_PLUGINS = true;
PLUGINS [ provides ]
PLUGINS_CONF_DIR = "/usr/local/etc/pkg/plugins";

Create the directory to store the provides database :

    mkdir -p /var/db/pkg/plugins

Check if the plugin is available

# pkg help
Commands provided by plugins:
        provides       A plugin for querying which package provides a particular file

Usage

Update the provides database

  pkg provides -u

Search for a file

  pkg provides firefox

  pkg provides bin/firefox

You can use the perl regexp in search requests

TODO

• provides uses the AMD64-latest ports, future versions will use the ABI
• database is downloaded in /var/tmp and stored in /var/db/pkg/plugins/. The location is hardcoded.