PORT-SEARCH-HELPER(1)

💖 PORT-SEARCH-HELPER(1) 💖

port-search-helper is the command, and this is its General Commands Manual page, bestie. Buckle up, it’s short but iconic. ✨

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🌸 NAME 🌸

port-search-helper — find index entry in ports index according to selected criteria. That’s the whole assignment, no cap. 💅

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🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

       port-search-helper index=file [category=cat] [maintainer=person]
                          [key=value]

That’s the invite to the search party, periodt. 🎀

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🍓 DESCRIPTION 🍓

Okay so port-search-helper scans the index file file for the index entry — or entries — that match your selected criteria, such as category, maintainer name or actual name. It’s giving custom search era, but for the ports index. 💖

Matching is done using perl regular expressions, and the corresponding entries get printed as a list on a single line on standard output. Slay, honestly. ✨

It’s a helper script used by ${PORTSDIR}/Makefile for searches. Very backstage, very “supporting character who actually runs the whole show” energy. 👑

It relies on ${LOCALBASE}/share/ports-INDEX being accurate. Like, the whole vibe depends on that file being correct, fr fr. 🫶

🚨 Note: the portslist package must be installed. Do not skip this, bestie. 😭

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• perlre(1) — go read this one.
• ports(7) — and this one too.

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okay bye bestie 🫶 — this page is from the Debian edition, dated November 30, 2018. 💖🎀