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| author | frueauf <frueauf@pkgsrc.org> | 1998-04-25 10:51:02 +0000 |
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| committer | frueauf <frueauf@pkgsrc.org> | 1998-04-25 10:51:02 +0000 |
| commit | 650398e0cf46a5b9ca1da459322f96e52b3127de (patch) | |
| tree | d4ae2749ee735a549a6c3701443cfd4b836102ae /README | |
| parent | a9704efb794a94d52e6547c42e0cbc049947eb09 (diff) | |
| download | pkgsrc-650398e0cf46a5b9ca1da459322f96e52b3127de.tar.gz | |
Add note about another way to get an overview of pkgs in the tree.
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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -$NetBSD: README,v 1.3 1998/04/24 13:55:58 agc Exp $ +$NetBSD: README,v 1.4 1998/04/25 10:51:02 frueauf Exp $ Welcome to the NetBSD Packages Collection ========================================= @@ -50,6 +50,12 @@ the package, and a pointer to a fuller description, by using a browser like lynx (see pkgsrc/www/lynx) or something like Mozilla (pkgsrc/www/mozilla), or Communicator. +Another way to find out what packages are in the collection is to +move to the top-level pkgsrc directory and type "make index". This +will create pksrc/INDEX which can be watched via "make print-index | more". +You can also search for particular packages or keywords via +"make search key=<somekeyword>". + It is also possible to use the packaging software to install pre-compiled binary packages by typing "pkg_add <URL-of-binary-pkg>". To see what binary packages are available, see: |