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Diffstat (limited to 'usr.sbin/pkg_install/add/pkg_add.1')
| -rw-r--r-- | usr.sbin/pkg_install/add/pkg_add.1 | 15 |
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/usr.sbin/pkg_install/add/pkg_add.1 b/usr.sbin/pkg_install/add/pkg_add.1 index 670e3d1..9f9051c 100644 --- a/usr.sbin/pkg_install/add/pkg_add.1 +++ b/usr.sbin/pkg_install/add/pkg_add.1 @@ -71,7 +71,8 @@ The following command line arguments are supported: .It Ar pkg-name [... pkg-name] The named packages are installed. A package name of - will cause .Nm -to read from stdin. If the packages are not found in the current +to read from stdin. +If the packages are not found in the current working directory, .Nm will search them in each directory named by @@ -89,7 +90,8 @@ Do not record the installation of a package. This means that you cannot deinstall it later, so only use this option if you know what you are doing! .It Fl r -Use the remote fetching feature. This will determine the appropriate +Use the remote fetching feature. +This will determine the appropriate objformat and release and then fetch and install the package. .It Fl f Force installation to proceed even if prerequisite packages are not @@ -344,7 +346,8 @@ is that this allows you to write a single .Ar install script that does both .Dq before and after -actions. But, separating the +actions. +But, separating the functionality is more advantageous and easier from a maintainence viewpoint. .It After installation is complete, a copy of the packing list, @@ -378,7 +381,8 @@ The value of the .Ev PKG_PATH is used if a given package can't be found. The environment variable should be a series of entries seperated by colons. Each entry -consists of a directory name. The current directory may be indicated +consists of a directory name. +The current directory may be indicated implicitly by an empty directory name, or explicitly by a single period. .Pp @@ -407,7 +411,8 @@ The environment variable .Ev PACKAGESITE specifies an alternate location for .Nm -to fetch from. This variable subverts the automatic directory logic +to fetch from. +This variable subverts the automatic directory logic that .Nm uses when the |
