docs/70652: New man page: portindex(5)

Paul Armstrong freebsdbugs at otoh.org
Thu Aug 19 05:30:17 UTC 2004


>Number:         70652
>Category:       docs
>Synopsis:       New man page: portindex(5)
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-doc
>State:          open
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>Class:          change-request
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Thu Aug 19 05:30:16 GMT 2004
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>Originator:     Paul Armstrong
>Release:        
>Organization:
>Environment:
>Description:
      This man page describes the contents of the INDEX or INDEX-5 file on a FreeBSD system.
>How-To-Repeat:
      
>Fix:
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.\" $FreeBSD$
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.Dd August 14, 2004
.Dt PORTINDEX 5
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm INDEX
.Nd File containing information about the ports tree
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The file
.Pa /usr/ports/INDEX-5
(or
.Pa /usr/ports/INDEX
on FreeBSD <= 4)
contains the following fields seperated by a pipe (``|''):
.\"http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/htdig/freebsd-ports/2004-June/013462.html
.Bl -tag -compact -width indent
.It Cm \&name
The name of the port
.It Cm \&path
The full path to the port
.It Cm \&install prefix
The default install prefix
.It Cm \&short description
A short description
.It Cm \&full description
The path to the full description
.It Cm \&maintainer email
The email address of the maintainer
.It Cm \&index
The collections this port is part of
.It Cm \&build dependancies
Other ports required to build this port
.It Cm \&run dependancies
Other ports required for this port to run
.It Cm \&website
The project website for the port
.El

The following apply to
.Pa INDEX-5
only:
.Bl -tag -compact -width indent
.It Cm \&e-deps
Other ports required to extract this port
.It Cm \&p-deps
Other ports required to patch this port
.It Cm \&f-deps
Other ports required to fetch this port
.El
.Sh FILES
.Bl -tag -width /usr/ports/INDEX-5 -compact
.It Pa /usr/ports/INDEX-5
The INDEX file (FreeBSD >= 5)
.It Pa /usr/ports/INDEX
The INDEX file (FreeBSD <= 4)
.El
.Sh EXAMPLES
.Bd -literal
vim-6.3.15|/usr/ports/editors/vim|/usr/local|Vi "workalike", with many additional features|/usr/ports/editors/vim/pkg-descr|obrien at FreeBSD.org|editors|libiconv-1.9.2_1|libiconv-1.9.2_1|http://www.vim.org/|||
.Ed
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr ports 7
.Xr cvsup 1
.Sh AUTHORS
.An -nosplit
This man page was originated by
.An Paul Armstrong.
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