2 .\" FreeBSD updating - Scan the installed ports and show all UPDATING entries
3 .\" that affect one of the installed ports. Alternative a list of portnames
4 .\" could be passed to pkg_updating
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8 .\" can do whatever you want with this stuff. If we meet some day, and you think
9 .\" this stuff is worth it, you can buy me a beer in return. Beat Gätzi
18 .Nd a utility for displaying UPDATING entries of software packages
29 command scans the installed ports and show all UPDATING entries that affect one
30 of the installed ports. Alternative a list of pkg-names could be passed.
32 The following command line options are supported:
33 .Bl -tag -width indent
35 UPDATING entries for the named packages are displayed.
36 .It Fl d , -date Ar date
37 Only entries newer than
39 are shown. Use a YYYYMMDD date format.
40 .It Fl f , -file Ar file
41 Defines a alternative location of the UPDATING
47 .Bl -tag -width PKG_DBDIR
49 Specifies an alternative location for the installed package database.
51 Location of the ports tree.
54 .Bl -tag -width /var/db/pkg -compact
56 Default location of the installed package database.
58 The default ports directory and default location of the UPDATING file.
61 Shows all entries of all installed ports:
64 Shows all entries of all installed ports since 2007-01-01:
65 .Dl % pkg_updating -d 20070101
67 Shows all entries for all apache and mysql ports:
68 .Dl % pkg_updating apache mysql
70 Shows all apache entries since 2006-01-01:
71 .Dl % pkg_updating -d 20060101 apache
73 Defines that the UPDATING file is in /tmp and shows all entries of all
75 .Dl % pkg_updating -f /tmp/UPDATING
77 Fetch UPDATING file from ftp mirror and show all entries of all
79 .Dl % pkg_updating -f ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/packages/UPDATING
81 .Bl -tag -width indent
85 will not warn about its use in the presence of pkgng databases.
93 .An Beat G\(:atzi Aq beat@chruetertee.ch
95 .An Martin Tournoij Aq carpetsmoker@xs4all.nl