I use cd /usr/ports && make search name=portname It will return extraneous results from time to time. eg.
[/usr/ports](11:39:22) [EMAIL PROTECTED] /usr/ports && make search name=lftp Port: lftp-3.7.3_1 Path: /usr/ports/ftp/lftp Info: Shell-like command line ftp client Maint: [EMAIL PROTECTED] B-deps: expat-2.0.1 gettext-0.17_1 libiconv-1.11_1 R-deps: expat-2.0.1 gettext-0.17_1 libiconv-1.11_1 WWW: http://lftp.yar.ru/ Port: fusefs-curlftpfs-0.9.1_1 Path: /usr/ports/sysutils/fusefs-curlftpfs Info: Mount remote ftp directories Maint: [EMAIL PROTECTED] B-deps: curl-7.18.0 fusefs-libs-2.7.2_1 gettext-0.17_1 glib-2.16.3_1 libiconv-1.11_1 pcre-7.7 perl-5.8.8_1 pkg-config-0.23_1 python25-2.5.2_2 R-deps: curl-7.18.0 fusefs-kmod-0.3.9.p1.20080208_1 fusefs-libs-2.7.2_1 gamin-0.1.9_2 gettext-0.17_1 gio-fam-backend-2.16.3_1 glib-2.16.3_1 libiconv-1.11_1 pcre-7.7 perl-5.8.8_1 pkg-config-0.23_1 python25-2.5.2_2 WWW: http://curlftpfs.sourceforge.net/ Vince Catalin Miclaus wrote: > Gilles skrev: >> Hello >> >> Currently, to find where a software is located under /usr/ports/, I >> rune the "find" command. Is there a database that I could query >> instead so that it gives out the whole path to that the application? >> >> Thank you. > > Try 'whereis portname'. > > > > > > Best Regards > Catalin Miclaus > Network/Security ISP-Data > Starcomms Ltd. > > > > Or > > http://www.se.freebsd.org/ports/index.html > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
