PKG-CHECK(8) BSD System Manager's Manual PKG-CHECK(8)NAME
pkg check — sanity check installed packages
SYNOPSIS
pkg check [-Bdsr] [-nqvy] [-a | -Cgix pattern]
pkg check [--{shlibs,dependencies,checksums,recompute}]
[--{dry-run,quiet,verbose,yes}]
[--all | --{case-sensitive,glob,case-insensitive,regex} pattern]
DESCRIPTION
pkg check -B or pkg check --shlibs regenerates the library dependency
metadata for a package by extracting library requirement information from
the binary ELF files in the package.
pkg check -d or pkg check --dependencies checks for and installs missing
dependencies.
pkg check -r or pkg check --recompute recalculates and sets the checksums
of installed packages. This command should only be used when the admin‐
istrator has made modifications that invalidate a package checksum.
Spontaneous checksum problems can indicate data or security problems.
pkg check -s or pkg check --checksums detects installed packages with
invalid checksums. An invalid checksum can be caused by data corruption
or tampering.
OPTIONS
These options are supported by pkg check:
-a, --all Process all packages.
-C, --case-sensitive
Use case sensitive standard or regular expression (-x)
matching with pattern.
-g, --glob Treat pattern as a shell glob pattern.
-i, --case-insensitive
Use case insensitive standard or regular expression (-x)
matching with pattern. This is the default unless
CASE_SENSITIVE_MATCH has been set to true in pkg.conf.
-n, --dry-run
Only check for missing dependencies, do not install them.
-v, --verbose
Be verbose.
-q, --quiet Suppress most output, except for error messages and data
that the command explicitly requests. This is primarily
intended for scripting use.
-x, --regex Treat pattern as a regular expression, using the "modern"
or "extended" syntax described in re_format(7).
-y, --yes Assume "yes" when asked for confirmation before installing
missing dependencies.
ENVIRONMENT
These environment variables affect the execution of pkg check. See
pkg.conf(5) for additional information.
PKG_DBDIR
CASE_SENSITIVE_MATCH
FILES
See pkg.conf(5).
EXAMPLES
Regenerate the library dependency metadata of all installed packages from
the library information in each package's binary ELF files:
pkg check -Ba
Test for missing dependencies needed by nano, installing any that are
missing:
pkg check -d nano
Test the checksums of all installed packages to make sure none are cor‐
rupted:
pkg check -sa
SEE ALSOpkg_printf(3), pkg_repos(3), pkg-repository(5), pkg.conf(5), pkg(8),
pkg-add(8), pkg-annotate(8), pkg-audit(8), pkg-autoremove(8),
pkg-backup(8), pkg-clean(8), pkg-config(8), pkg-convert(8),
pkg-create(8), pkg-delete(8), pkg-fetch(8), pkg-info(8), pkg-install(8),
pkg-lock(8), pkg-query(8), pkg-register(8), pkg-repo(8), pkg-rquery(8),
pkg-search(8), pkg-set(8), pkg-shell(8), pkg-shlib(8), pkg-ssh(8),
pkg-stats(8), pkg-update(8), pkg-updating(8), pkg-upgrade(8),
pkg-version(8), pkg-which(8)BSD July 21, 2015 BSD
