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NAME
     pkg_search -- print information about a package

SYNOPSIS
     pkg_search [-kv] package
     pkg_search -s package
     pkg_search -d

DESCRIPTION
     pkg_search queries the pkgsrc(7) index for a given package.  If the
     pkgsrc(7) index is not available pkg_search fetches the pkg_summary(5)
     file.  This file contains information about each package in a binary
     repository.

     The options are as follows:

     -d      Download the pkg_summary(5) file.	It gets overwritten if it is
	     already installed.

     -k      Also query the Info and WWW field.

     -s      Show the description of a package.

     -v      Print verbose information (Ports directory, URL, depencies)

EXAMPLES
     The following is an example of a typical usage of the pkg_search command:

	   pkg_search -v fvwm

SEE ALSO
     pkg_add(1), pkg_create(1), pkg_delete(1), pkg_info(1), pkg_summary(5),
     pkgsrc(7)

HISTORY
     The pkg_search utility first appeared in DragonFly 1.11.

AUTHORS
     pkg_search was written by Matthias Schmidt <matthias@dragonflybsd.org>.

DragonFly 3.9		       February 8, 2009 		 DragonFly 3.9