[pkg] Messages information after packages installation

[cyrille]

Hello
When installing packages with pkg, messages are displayed in the console. Do you know where they are stored so you can read it again?
Thanks

 

[forquare]

From pkg-info(8):

-D, --pkg-message
     Show the pkg-message for matching packages.

So something like pkg info -D zsh

 

[Vull]

I make a habit of using tee to save all the rapidly scrolling output from pkg install commands, in text files in my /root directory, so I can read the messages later, since it all scrolls out of view far too quickly for me to read it all. Same with port builds, freebsd-update output, or any other sort of info I might need for later reference. For a simple example:

$ su -
root@dellfp15:~ #  pkg install gimp | tee install_gimp.log

 

[cyrille]

OK
Thanks for your answers
Resolved, have a nice day

 

[SirDice]

If you can't remember the exact package name this works as expected: pkg info -aD. It shows the pkg-message for every installed package.