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.Dd $Mdocdate: November 30 2018 $
.Dt PORT-SEARCH-HELPER 1
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm port-search-helper
.Nd find index entry in ports index according to selected criteria
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Cm index Ns = Ns Ar file
.Op Cm category Ns = Ns Ar cat
.Op Cm maintainer Ns = Ns Ar person
.Op Cm key Ns = Ns Ar value
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm
scans index file
.Ar file
for index entry (or entries) according to selected criteria,
such as category, maintainer name or actual name.
.Pp
Matching is done using perl regular expressions, and corresponding entries
get printed as a list on a single line on standard output.
.Nm
is a helper script used by
.Pa ${PORTSDIR}/Makefile
for searches.
.Pp
It relies on
.Pa ${LOCALBASE}/share/ports-INDEX
being accurate.
Note the portslist package must be installed.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr perlre 1 ,
.Xr ports 7