NAME
pkg_mklocatedb – create a locate database for packages
SYNOPSIS
pkg_mklocatedb [-aKnPqu] [-d repository] [-p portsdir] [pkg-name ...]
DESCRIPTION
The pkg_mklocatedb command is used to create a file database for binary packages, which can be searched using the locate(1) utility.
Entries created for each package will have the package name prepended: kdelibs-3.3.2p2:/usr/local/bin/meinproc.
If the -p option is used, and SUBDIRLIST is not defined, pkg_mklocatedb will retrieve all package entries from the ports tree.
If the -p option is used together with SUBDIRLIST, pkg_mklocatedb will retrieve the package entries listed in SUBDIRLIST from the ports tree.
Otherwise, pkg_mklocatedb will build database entries for every file object for each pkg-name given on the command line, or for every package in a repository specified as the -d option. If no package name is given, pkg_mklocatedb will build database entries for all currently installed packages.
By default (unless standard output is a terminal), the list of names is fed to /usr/libexec/locate.mklocatedb and the end result should be redirected to a file.
The options are as follows:
- -a
-
Prepend file names with pkgpath information and package names.
- -d repository
-
Scan directory repository for packages.
- -K
-
Include keyword in each object full name. This is more accurate, but defeats locate(1) compression.
However, note that some meta annotations always make it into the database: @*exec*, @define-tag, @newgroup, @newuser, @option no-default-conflict and @tag.
- -n
-
Do not pipe output to /usr/libexec/locate.mklocatedb (default if standard output is a terminal).
- -P
-
Prepend file names with pkgpath information instead of package name.
- -p portsdir
-
Retrieve packing-lists from the ports tree instead of binary packages.
- -q
-
Be quiet: do not report every package processed to standard error.
- -u
-
Update an existing list. The list must come from standard input, and contain pkgpath information for items to be replaced.
SEE ALSO
AUTHORS
Marc Espie