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pkg_info — View information about packages in OpenBSD. See also: `pkg_add`, `pkg_delete`. More information: <ht

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Problem

How to use the pkg_info command: View information about packages in OpenBSD. See also: pkg_add, pkg_delete. More information: <https://man.openbsd.org/pkg_info>.

Solution

pkg_info — View information about packages in OpenBSD. See also: pkg_add, pkg_delete. More information: <https://man.openbsd.org/pkg_info>.

Search for a package using the package name:

pkg_info -Q {{package}}

Output a list of installed packages for use with pkg_add -l:

pkg_info -mz

Code Snippets

Search for a package using the package name

pkg_info -Q {{package}}

Output a list of installed packages for use with `pkg_add -l`

pkg_info -mz

Context

tldr-pages: openbsd/pkg_info

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