[Bug 269810] ports-mgmt/pkg: how to restore pkg database

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Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2023 00:38:57 UTC

https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=269810

Graham Perrin <grahamperrin@freebsd.org> changed:

           What    |Removed                     |Added
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           Assignee|ports-bugs@FreeBSD.org      |pkg@FreeBSD.org
                URL|                            |https://docs.freebsd.org/en
                   |                            |/books/handbook/book/#pkgng
                   |                            |-backup
           Severity|Affects Many People         |Affects Some People
            Summary|How to restore pkg database |ports-mgmt/pkg: how to
                   |                            |restore pkg database
             Status|New                         |Open
                 CC|                            |doc@FreeBSD.org
           Hardware|amd64                       |Any

--- Comment #1 from Graham Perrin <grahamperrin@freebsd.org> ---
I'm aware of this: 

xzcat /var/backups/pkg.sql.xz | pkg shell

pkg-shell(8)
<https://man.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=pkg-shell&sektion=8&manpath=freebsd-ports>

> … Extreme care should be taken when using this command. …

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