packages question

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timzwz

Hi all,

I am a new user of FreeBSD. I've got one question: does the FreeBSD packages system have a parameter for querying the packages list on a remote server? I mean something like this on Linux: yum search xxxxx(package name). Or did I miss some parameter of the package system in FreeBSD?

If I did not miss it, how can I query the server for either ([size=-1][this part was particularly difficult to translate -- Mod.][/size] how many packages it has or how many packages will actually be installed including dependencies?
 
It's not possible with the old style packages. With the new PKGNG system that is going to replace the packaging system soon it's possible to query a remote repository like this:

pkg rquery "%n-%v"

Or just search:

pkg search perl
 
If you have the ports tree installed use make -C /usr/ports quicksearch name=foobar or substitute name for key to search the short description of a port.
 
I believe the question was about querying packages that are available from a remote package repository and not about all available ports.
 
You might be correct @kpa, the post was a little difficult to decipher. And you are also correct about the traditional packages vs. PKGNG. It's not possible with the traditional tools but it is possible with PKGNG.
 
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