PKG_ONLINE_CLIENT(1)

NAME
pkg_online_client - searcher for packages in pkg_online database

SYNOPSIS
pkg_online_client -h
pkg_online_client -f
pkg_online_client -s
pkg_online_client [-n limit] f:s:q1 [f:s:q2 ...]
pkg_online_client [-1|-3-9|-i] [-q] pkgid1 [pkgid2 ...]

DESCRIPTION
pkg_online_client is a backend for pkg_digger(1) that searches for packages in pkg_online database. As a result of the search, found package identifiers or summaries are output. f:s:q here is field:strategy:query, where field means the package field output by pkg_online_client -f and strategy means the search strategy output by pkg_online_client -s. pkgid here is PKGBASE and PKGPATH of the package separated by comma.

OPTIONS

-h  Display a help message.

-s  Display a list of search strategies supported by pkg_online server.

-f  Display a list of search fields supported by pkg_online server.

-1  Only PKGPATH, PKGNAME (if needed) and COMMENT fields of the package are output (one-line format).

-3  Only basic fields are output, that is PKGNAME, PKGPATH, COMMENT, DESCRIPTION and some others.

-9  All available fields are output.

-q  Quiet mode.

-n limit
    A maximum number of summaries to output.

EXAMPLES
  pkg_online_client -h
  pkg_online_client -s
  pkg_online_client -f
  pkg_online_client -9 lang/mawk,mawk
  pkg_online_client MAINTAINER:prefix:joerg@
  pkg_online_client COMMENT:word:'bulk build'

FILES

/usr/pkg/etc/pkg_online_client.conf
    configuration file

SEE ALSO
pkg_digger(1), pkg_summary(5)

AUTHOR
Aleksey Cheusov <vle@gmx.net>