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pkg_install contains the core package management and administration
utilities for pkgsrc, a multi-platform source and binary package
system developed and maintained by The NetBSD Project and volunteers
from around the globe.

The following tools are included:

pkg_add		install and upgrade binary packages
pkg_admin	perform various pkgsrc administrative tasks
pkg_create	create software package distributions
pkg_delete	delete installed packages
pkg_info	display information about installed or binary packages
pkg_view	manage package views
linkfarm	manage symbolic links for package views

For the following tools compatibility wrappers are included:

audit-packages	audit installed packages for security vulnerabilities
download-vulnerability-list	download the latest vulnerabilities list