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Diffstat (limited to 'pkgtools/pkg_install/files/add/pkg_add.1')
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1 files changed, 13 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/pkgtools/pkg_install/files/add/pkg_add.1 b/pkgtools/pkg_install/files/add/pkg_add.1 index 6c816a8a283..8d76d763a73 100644 --- a/pkgtools/pkg_install/files/add/pkg_add.1 +++ b/pkgtools/pkg_install/files/add/pkg_add.1 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $NetBSD: pkg_add.1,v 1.5 2003/09/23 07:13:47 grant Exp $ +.\" $NetBSD: pkg_add.1,v 1.6 2003/10/29 23:00:28 jlam Exp $ .\" .\" FreeBSD install - a package for the installation and maintenance .\" of non-core utilities. @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ .\" .\" @(#)pkg_add.1 .\" -.Dd September 8, 2003 +.Dd October 3, 2003 .Dt PKG_ADD 1 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ .Bk -words .Op Fl w Ar view .Ek -.Ar \fR[ftp://[\fIuser\fR[:\fIpassword]\fR@]\fIhost\fR[:\fIport\fR]][/\fIpath/\fR]pkg-name ... +.Ar \fR[[ftp|http]://[\fIuser\fR[:\fIpassword]\fR@]\fIhost\fR[:\fIport\fR]][/\fIpath/\fR]pkg-name ... .Sh DESCRIPTION The .Nm @@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ Packages are prepared collections of pre-built binaries, documentation, configurations, installation instructions and/or other files. .Nm can recursively install other packages that the current package -depends on or requires from both local disk and via FTP. +depends on or requires from both local disk and via FTP or HTTP. .Sh WARNING .Bf -emphasis Since the @@ -273,15 +273,17 @@ arguments may be specified, each being either a file containing the package (these usually ending with the ``.tgz'' suffix) or a URL pointing at a file available on an ftp or web site. Thus you may extract files directly from their anonymous ftp or WWW -locations (e.g. +locations (e.g., .Nm -ftp://ftp.NetBSD.org/pub/NetBSD/packages/1.5/i386/shells/bash-2.04.tgz). -Note: If you wish to use +ftp://ftp.NetBSD.org/pub/NetBSD/packages/1.5/i386/shells/bash-2.04.tgz +or +.Nm +http://www.example.org/packages/screen-4.0.tbz). +Note: For ftp transfers, if you wish to use .Bf -emphasis passive mode .Ef -ftp in such transfers, set -the variable +ftp in such transfers, set the variable .Bf -emphasis FTP_PASSIVE_MODE .Ef @@ -558,6 +560,8 @@ refinements. .It "Hubert Feyrer" .Nx wildcard dependency processing, pkgdb, upgrading, etc. +.It Thomas Klausner +HTTP support. .El .Sh BUGS Hard links between files in a distribution are only preserved if either |