PKG_VIEW(1) BSD General Commands Manual PKG_VIEW(1)NAMEpkg_view — add and delete instances of depoted packages in views
SYNOPSISpkg_view [-nVv] [-d stowdir] [-i ignore] [-k pkg_dbdir] [-W viewbase]
[-w view] command package ...
DESCRIPTION
The pkg_view command is used to add and delete instances of depoted pack‐
ages in stowdir in a view in the viewbase directory.
WARNING
Since the pkg_view command may execute scripts or programs provided by a
package file, your system may be susceptible to “Trojan horses” or other
subtle attacks from miscreants who create dangerous package files.
You are advised to verify the competence and identity of those who pro‐
vide installable package files. For extra protection, examine all the
package control files in the package database directory
(/usr/pkg/packages/<pkg-name>/). Pay particular attention to any
+INSTALL or +DEINSTALL files, and inspect the +CONTENTS file for @cwd,
@mode (check for setuid), @dirrm, @exec, and @unexec directives, and/or
use the pkg_info(1) command to examine the installed package control
files.
OPTIONS
The following command-line options are supported:
-d stowdir
Set stowdir as the directory in which the depoted packages can be
found. If this option isn't specified, then the stowdir is taken
from the value of the environment variable DEPOTBASE if it's set,
otherwise the default stowdir is the path to the packages direc‐
tory under viewbase.
-i ignore
Add ignore to the list of files in package that should ignored
when adding or removing the package instance from view.
-k pkg_dbdir
Override the value of the PKG_DBDIR configuration option with the
value pkg_dbdir. This is used as as the package database direc‐
tory for the default (empty) view.
-n Don't actually execute the commands for manipulating the package
instances.
-V Print the version number and exit.
-v Turn on verbose output. Specifying -v multiple times increases
the level of verbosity.
-W viewbase
Set viewbase as the directory in which all the views are managed.
The default viewbase directory is /usr/pkg but may be overridden
by the LOCALBASE environment variable.
-w view
Set view as the directory in viewbase in which the package
instances should be added or deleted. The default view is the
empty view but may be overridden by the PKG_VIEW environment
variable.
The following commands are supported:
add Add the listed package instances into view.
check Check whether the listed package instances are present in view.
If they are not present, then return 0, otherwise return 1.
delete Delete the listed package instances from view.
ENVIRONMENT
DEPOTBASE
This is the location of the stowdir directory inside which all
depoted packages are kept. The default stowdir is the packages
directory under viewbase.
LOCALBASE
This is the location of the viewbase directory in which all the
views are managed. The default viewbase directory is /usr/pkg.
PKG_DBDIR
If the -k flag isn't given, then the value of the environment
variable PKG_DBDIR is the package database directory for the
default view, otherwise it defaults to /var/db/pkg.
PLIST_IGNORE_FILES
This can be used to specify files in package that should ignored
when adding or removing the package instance from view.
PLIST_IGNORE_FILES is a space-separated list of shell glob pat‐
terns that match files relative to the package depot directory,
and it defaults to "info/dir *[~#] *.OLD *.orig *,v". This is
overridden by any _PLIST_IGNORE_FILES setting in a package's
build-info-file (see pkg_create(1)) if it exists.
PKG_VIEW
The default view can be specified in the PKG_VIEW environment
variable.
FILES
<pkg-dbdir>/<package>/+INSTALL
If the package contains an install script (see pkg_create(1)),
then after the package instance is added into a view, the script
is executed with the following arguments:
package The name of the package instance being added.
VIEW-INSTALL
Keyword denoting that the script is to perform any
actions needed after the package instance is added to a
view.
If the install script exits with a non-zero status code, the
installation is terminated.
<pkg-dbdir>/<package>/+DEINSTALL
If the package contains an deinstall script (see pkg_create(1)),
then before the package instance is deleted from a view, the
script is executed with the following arguments:
package The name of the package instance being deleted.
VIEW-DEINSTALL
Keyword denoting that the script is to perform any
actions needed before the package instance is deleted
from a view.
If the deinstall script exits with a non-zero status code, the
de-installation is terminated.
The install and deinstall scripts are called with the environment vari‐
able PKG_PREFIX set to the path to the view directory.
SEE ALSOlinkfarm(1), pkg_delete(1)AUTHORS
The pkg_view utility was written by Alistair G. Crooks ⟨agc@NetBSD.org⟩.
BSD September 8, 2003 BSD
