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| author | wiz <wiz@pkgsrc.org> | 2010-02-24 22:06:21 +0000 |
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| committer | wiz <wiz@pkgsrc.org> | 2010-02-24 22:06:21 +0000 |
| commit | f44f874a0d481ee4e7726151edc2a4bddae3fc97 (patch) | |
| tree | d52b09326675d5e47d39e569d082457746e59efb /pkgtools/pkg_install/files/delete | |
| parent | 10dd658e7e90a3071f09a9302e6b91d87b26c758 (diff) | |
| download | pkgsrc-f44f874a0d481ee4e7726151edc2a4bddae3fc97.tar.gz | |
Refer to pkg_admin from -f flag.
Make chroot reference an Xr.
Downcase Package Database.
Suggested by Slader_LB.
Diffstat (limited to 'pkgtools/pkg_install/files/delete')
| -rw-r--r-- | pkgtools/pkg_install/files/delete/pkg_delete.1 | 14 |
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/pkgtools/pkg_install/files/delete/pkg_delete.1 b/pkgtools/pkg_install/files/delete/pkg_delete.1 index 282cadb9d23..a8836d83358 100644 --- a/pkgtools/pkg_install/files/delete/pkg_delete.1 +++ b/pkgtools/pkg_install/files/delete/pkg_delete.1 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $NetBSD: pkg_delete.1,v 1.28 2010/02/24 21:13:23 wiz Exp $ +.\" $NetBSD: pkg_delete.1,v 1.29 2010/02/24 22:06:21 wiz Exp $ .\" .\" FreeBSD install - a package for the installation and maintenance .\" of non-core utilities. @@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ will be removed. If the .Fl F flag is given, one or more (absolute) filenames may be specified and -the Package Database will be consulted for the package to which the +the package database will be consulted for the package to which the given file belongs. These packages are then deinstalled. .It Fl A @@ -112,13 +112,16 @@ If a deinstallation script exists for a given package, do not execute it. Any .Ar pkg-name given will be interpreted as pathname which is -subsequently transformed in a (real) package name via the Package -Database. +subsequently transformed in a (real) package name via the package +database. That way, packages can be deleted by giving a filename instead of the package-name. .It Fl f Force removal of the package, even if a dependency is recorded or the deinstall script fails. +This might break the package database; see also +.Xr pkg_admin 1 +on how to repair it. .It Fl ff Force removal of the package, even if the package is marked as a .Cm preserved @@ -151,7 +154,8 @@ touch the package or its files itself. Prefix all file and directory names with .Ar destdir . For packages without install scripts this has the same behavior as -using chroot. +using +.Xr chroot 8 . .It Fl p Ar prefix Set .Ar prefix |