Solved Listing messages for installed pkgs

[balanga]

How do I get a list of messages for installed pkgs?

And is there a handy way to retain messages output when installing a pkg?

 

[bda65]

pkg info -D package_name

 

[SirDice]

Or from all of them at once; pkg info -Da Useful if you forgot the exact name of the package that had the message you are looking for.

 

[balanga]

pkg info -D package_name

Is there any way to redirect messages to a file at the same time as installing pkgs?

 

[gotnull]

Is there any way to redirect messages to a file at the same time as installing pkgs?

Well by using the command given by SirDice you can do it manually from time to time:

$ pkg info -Da > package_message.txt

 

[T-Aoki]

Is there any way to redirect messages to a file at the same time as installing pkgs?

Not actually tried (don't have anything handy to install and clearly harmless for me), but assuming pkg outputs to stdout, pkg install <pkg_to_install> | tee <file_to_save> would work with messages to be shown to display, too.

If it fails to accept "y" for confirmation, dry-run with pkg install -n <pkg_to_install> first to confirm it's really what you want, and if OK, pkg install -y <pkg_to_install> | tee <file_to_save> to install without confirmation may work.

 

[T-Aoki]

Well by using the command given by SirDice you can do it manually from time to time:

$ pkg info -Da > package_message.txt

It won't what Op wants, as Op stated at the same time as installing pkgs.

 

[gotnull]

It won't what Op wants, as Op stated at the same time as installing pkgs.

That's why I've said manually

 

[balanga]

Not actually tried (don't have anything handy to install and clearly harmless for me), but assuming pkg outputs to stdout, pkg install <pkg_to_install> | tee <file_to_save> would work with messages to be shown to display, too.

If it fails to accept "y" for confirmation, dry-run with pkg install -n <pkg_to_install> first to confirm it's really what you want, and if OK, pkg install -y <pkg_to_install> | tee <file_to_save> to install without confirmation may work.

I think I could do with an alias such as pkgx which would result in
pkg install -y <pkg_to_install> | tee <file_to_save>
but not sure how to specify it.

Anyone?

 

[balanga]

alias pkgx='f() { pkg install -y "$1" | tee /tmp/log; }; f'

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