PKG(7)						       BSD Miscellaneous Information Manual						    PKG(7)

NAME

     pkg -- a utility for manipulating packages

SYNOPSIS

     pkg <command>
     pkg add [-f] <pkg.txz>
     pkg -N
     pkg bootstrap [-f]

DESCRIPTION

     pkg is the package management tool.  It is used to manage local packages installed from ports(7) and install/upgrade packages from remote
     repositories.

     To avoid backwards incompatibility issues, the actual pkg(8) tool is not installed in the base system.  The first time invoked, pkg will
     bootstrap the real pkg(8) from a remote repository.

     pkg <command>  If pkg(8) is not installed yet, it will be fetched, have its signature verified, installed, and then have the original command
		    forwarded to it.  If already installed, the command requested will be forwarded to the real pkg(8).

     pkg add [-f] <pkg.txz>
		    Install pkg(8) from a local package instead of fetching from remote.  If a pkg.txz.sig file exists and signature checking is
		    enabled, then the signature will be verified before installing the package.  If the -f flag is specified, then pkg(8) will be
		    installed regardless if it is already installed.

     pkg -N	    Do not bootstrap, just determine if pkg(8) is actually installed or not.  Returns 0 and the number of packages installed if it
		    is, otherwise 1.

     pkg bootstrap [-f]
		    Attempt to bootstrap and do not forward anything to pkg(8) after it is installed.  If the -f flag is specified, then pkg(8)
		    will be fetched and installed regardless if it is already installed.

CONFIGURATION

     Configuration varies in whether it is in a repository configuration file or the global configuration file.

     Repository configuration can be stored in /etc/pkg/FreeBSD.conf in the following format:

	   FreeBSD: {
	     url: "pkg+http://pkg.FreeBSD.org/${ABI}/latest",
	     mirror_type: "srv",
	     signature_type: "none",
	     fingerprints: "/usr/share/keys/pkg",
	     enabled: yes
	   }
     url	     Refer to PACKAGESITE in ENVIRONMENT
     mirror_type     Refer to MIRROR_TYPE in ENVIRONMENT
     signature_type  Refer to SIGNATURE_TYPE in ENVIRONMENT
     fingerprints    Refer to FINGERPRINTS in ENVIRONMENT
     enabled	     Defines whether this repository should be used or not.  Valid values are yes, true, 1, no, false, 0.

     Global configuration can be stored in /usr/local/etc/pkg.conf in the following format:

	   PACKAGESITE: "pkg+http://pkg.FreeBSD.org/${ABI}/latest",
	   MIRROR_TYPE: "srv",
	   SIGNATURE_TYPE: "none",
	   FINGERPRINTS: "/usr/share/keys/pkg",
	   ASSUME_ALWAYS_YES: "yes"
	   REPOS_DIR: ["/etc/pkg", "/usr/local/etc/pkg/repos"]

     Reference ENVIRONMENT for each variable.

ENVIRONMENT

     The following environment variables can be set to override the settings from the pkg.conf file used.

     MIRROR_TYPE	This defines which mirror type should be used.	Valid values are SRV, HTTP, NONE.

     ABI		This defines the ABI for the package to be installed.  Default ABI is determined from /bin/sh.

     ASSUME_ALWAYS_YES	If set, no confirmation will be asked when bootstrapping pkg(8).

     SIGNATURE_TYPE	If set to FINGERPRINTS then a signature will be required and validated against known certificate fingerprints when boot-
			strapping pkg(8).

     FINGERPRINTS	If SIGNATURE_TYPE is set to FINGERPRINTS this value should be set to the directory path where known fingerprints are
			located.

     PACKAGESITE	The URL that pkg(8) and other packages will be fetched from.

     REPOS_DIR		Comma-separated list of directories that should be searched for repository configuration files.

FILES

     Configuration is read from the files in the listed order.	This path can be changed by setting REPOS_DIR.	The last enabled repository is the
     one used for bootstrapping pkg(8).

     /usr/local/etc/pkg.conf

     /etc/pkg/FreeBSD.conf

     /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/*.conf

EXAMPLES

     Some examples are listed here.  The full list of available commands are available in pkg(8) once it is bootstrapped.

     Search for a package:
	   $ pkg search perl

     Install a package:
	   % pkg install perl

     List installed packages:
	   $ pkg info

     Upgrade from remote repository:
	   % pkg upgrade

     List non-automatic packages:
	   $ pkg query -e '%a = 0' %o

     List automatic packages:
	   $ pkg query -e '%a = 1' %o

     Delete an installed package:
	   % pkg delete perl

     Remove unneeded dependencies:
	   % pkg autoremove

     Change a package from automatic to non-automatic, which will prevent autoremove from removing it:
	   % pkg set -A 0 perl

     Change a package from non-automatic to automatic, which will make autoremove allow it be removed once nothing depends on it:
	   % pkg set -A 1 perl

     Create package file from an installed package:
	   % pkg create -o /usr/ports/packages/All perl

     Determine which package installed a file:
	   $ pkg which /usr/local/bin/perl

     Audit installed packages for security advisories:
	   $ pkg audit

     Check installed packages for checksum mismatches:
	   # pkg check -s -a

     Check for missing dependencies:
	   # pkg check -d -a

SEE ALSO

     ports(7), pkg(8)

HISTORY

     The pkg command first appeared in FreeBSD 9.1.  It became the default package tool in FreeBSD 10.0, replacing the pkg_install suite of tools
     pkg_add(1), pkg_info(1) and pkg_create(1).

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								 December 12, 2013							       BSD