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pkg-shell.8: Be more specific on why this command should not be used and given hints on other options
Bryan Drewery committed 13 years ago
commit 6bdac7336cff7f6e15c7617e57bbca94fb218151
parent 88c5676
1 file changed +12 -1
modified pkg/pkg-shell.8
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
.\"     @(#)pkg.8
.\" $FreeBSD$
.\"
-
.Dd February 25, 2013
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.Dd March 11, 2013
.Dt PKG-SHELL 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -27,6 +27,17 @@
.Nm
is used to interact with the local or remote database through a sqlite3 console.
Extreme care should be taken when using this command.
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.Pp
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Do not rely on this command.
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The underlying schema is subject to change on any release.
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Use
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.Xr pkg-query 8 ,
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.Xr pkg-rquery 8 ,
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.Xr pkg-search 8
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and
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.Xr pkg-set 8
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instead for querying and modiying the database.
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These commands are expected to have a stable API, unlike the database schema.
.Sh ENVIRONMENT
The following environment variables affect the execution of
.Nm .