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Question about packages

hello all
i'm new to Solaris world so i have a question
what is the difference between " pkginfo " and " pkgchk" ?
i wanna explain when to use both of them

thanks in advance

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Try the man(ual) pages first...

Code:

man pkginfo

Code:

man pkgchk

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