On Jan 22, 2022, at 00:28, Kastus Shchuka wrote: > > Please note a clash of terms as there is port action "installed" and port > pseudo-portname "installed". That is why "port installed" is a valid syntax > ("installed" is an action here), while "port active" is not. You have to use > action "echo" with "active", like "port echo active".
You can use any action you want; it doesn't have to be echo. For example, typically you might want "port installed active".