PKG-CHECK(8)            FreeBSD System Manager's Manual           PKG-CHECK(8)

NAME
     pkg check - sanity check installed packages

SYNOPSIS
     pkg check -B|-d|-s|-r [-nqvy] -a
     pkg check -B|-d|-s|-r [-nqvy] [-Cgix] pattern

     pkg check --{shlibs,dependencies,checksums,recompute}
               [--{dry-run,quiet,verbose,yes}] --all
     pkg check --{shlibs,dependencies,checksums,recompute}
               [--{dry-run,quiet,verbose,yes}]
               [--{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
     administrator 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.

     -B, --shlibs  Regenerates the library dependency metadata for a package

     -C, --case-sensitive
                   Use case sensitive standard or regular expression (-x)
                   matching with pattern.

     -d, --dependencies
                   Checks for and installs missing dependencies

     -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.

     -r, --recompute
                   Recalculates and sets the checksums of installed packages

     -s, --checksums
                   Detects installed packages with invalid checksums

     -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
     corrupted:

           pkg check -sa

SEE ALSO
     pkg_create(3), pkg_printf(3), pkg_repos(3), pkg-keywords(5),
     pkg-lua-script(5), pkg-repository(5), pkg-script(5), pkg-triggers(5),
     pkg.conf(5), pkg(8), pkg-add(8), pkg-alias(8), pkg-annotate(8),
     pkg-audit(8), pkg-autoremove(8), pkg-clean(8), pkg-config(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-triggers(8), pkg-update(8), pkg-updating(8),
     pkg-upgrade(8), pkg-version(8), pkg-which(8)

FreeBSD 13.1-RELEASE-p6          May 25, 2018          FreeBSD 13.1-RELEASE-p6