PKG_CHECK(8) OpenBSD System Manager's Manual PKG_CHECK(8)NAMEpkg_check - check consistency of installed packages
SYNOPSISpkg_check [-fimnqvx] [-D name[=value]]
DESCRIPTIONpkg_check verifies as much information as it can about installed
packages.
pkg_check is not needed under normal circumstances, but it can be used to
recover after a catastrophic system failure in the middle of a pkg_add(1)
or pkg_delete(1).
pkg_check performs the following checks:
Packing-list sanity
Checks that /var/db/pkg only contains directories, that each
directory holds a packing-list, and that said packing-list is an
actual packing-list that matches the directory.
Direct dependencies
Checks that all direct dependencies are recorded correctly,
specifically, that @depend and @wantlib match actual packages. It
currently does not verify that @wantlib are reachable from the
base package.
Reverse dependencies
Checks that all direct dependencies have corresponding reverse
dependencies.
Files from packages
Checks that each file, link or directory in those packing-lists
actually exist, and that their checksum matches what's recorded in
the packing-list.
Other files
Checks that there are no other random objects under /usr/local.
By default, pkg_check will only perform very safe transformations, such
as the removal of core-dumps. -f or -i are the only way to perform
further changes.
The options are as follows:
-D name[=value]
Extra options. Recognized keywords include:
nosig do not check digital signatures.
-f Force the removal of bogus package information.
-i Ask user whether to irrevocably remove bogus package information.
-m Causes pkg_check to always display the progress meter in cases it
would not do so by default.
-n Don't actually modify packages, just perform checks.
-q Don't verify checksums for files, just check for their existence.
-v Turn on verbose output. Several -v may turn on more verbose
output.
-x Disable progress meter.
SEE ALSOfsck(8)AUTHORS
This program was written by Marc Espie.
BUGS
Work in progress. The order of checks is not definitive, and more checks
may be added. Use with caution.
OpenBSD 4.9 February 7, 2011 OpenBSD 4.9