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-$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: