[Bug 285892] security/vxquery usage is unclear

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Date: Sat, 05 Apr 2025 00:06:55 UTC
https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=285892

            Bug ID: 285892
           Summary: security/vxquery usage is unclear
           Product: Ports & Packages
           Version: Latest
          Hardware: Any
                OS: Any
            Status: New
          Severity: Affects Only Me
          Priority: ---
         Component: Individual Port(s)
          Assignee: ports-bugs@FreeBSD.org
          Reporter: grahamperrin@gmail.com

If 'vxquery -a' should output all entries, why does it, instead, display the
usage summary?


grahamperrin@mowa219-gjp4-zbook-freebsd /u/h/grahamperrin [1]> vxquery -a
VuXML Query Tool (vxquery) 0.2
Report bugs to nectar@celabo.org

Usage:   vxquery [options] {filename} {package1} {package2} ... {packageN}
Options:
  -a          Output *all* entries.
  -d {dir}    Write output files into specified directory.
  -f {file}   Read package names from specified file.
  -h          Display this usage summary.
  -t {format} Choose output format.
Formats: text, vuxml, xhtml, xhtml-files
grahamperrin@mowa219-gjp4-zbook-freebsd /u/h/grahamperrin [1]> vxquery
thunderbird
Failed to open file `thunderbird' for reading.
Possible reason: No such file or directory
grahamperrin@mowa219-gjp4-zbook-freebsd /u/h/grahamperrin [1]> man vxquery
No manual entry for "vxquery"
grahamperrin@mowa219-gjp4-zbook-freebsd /u/h/grahamperrin [1]> vxquery -a
thunderbird
Failed to open file `thunderbird' for reading.
Possible reason: No such file or directory
grahamperrin@mowa219-gjp4-zbook-freebsd /u/h/grahamperrin [1]> 

Also <https://old.reddit.com/r/freebsd/comments/szv5fb/securityvxquery/>

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