pkg: invalid option --, and pkg: illegal option --

From: Graham Perrin <grahamperrin_at_gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 02 May 2025 06:32:34 UTC
root@mowa219-gjp4-zbook-freebsd:~ # pkg version -C -vRL= | grep -v orphaned
pkg: invalid option -- C
pkg: invalid option -- v
pkg: invalid option -- R
pkg: invalid option -- L
pkg: invalid option -- =
Updating FreeBSD-ports repository catalogue...
FreeBSD-ports repository is up to date.
Updating FreeBSD-base repository catalogue...
FreeBSD-base repository is up to date.
Updating local-current repository catalogue...
local-current repository is up to date.
All repositories are up to date.
AppStreamQt6-1.0.4                 <   needs updating (remote has 1.0.4_1)
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root@mowa219-gjp4-zbook-freebsd:~ # pkg -v ; uname -mvKU
2.1.2
FreeBSD 15.0-CURRENT main-n276940-8d136fb027ba GENERIC-NODEBUG amd64 
1500039 1500039
root@mowa219-gjp4-zbook-freebsd:~ #


The attached file includes an example of:

pkg:illegal option --r

– in response to:

pkg upgrade -y -r local-current pkg