[Ports] How to find where a port is located?

[Andreas Rudisch]

On Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:51:28 +0200
Gilles <gilles.ganault at free.fr> wrote:

> Hello
> 
> Currently, to find where a software is located under /usr/ports/, I
> rune the "find" command. Is there a database that I could query
> instead so that it gives out the whole path to that the application?
> 
> Thank you.

You can use 'make search name=' or 'make search key='

For example in /usr/ports type:
  make search name="samba" | grep Path

Andreas
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