xbps-query

XBPS utility to query for package and repository information. See also: xbps. More information: https://manned.org/xbps-query.1.

• Search for a package in remote repositories using a regex or a keyword (if --regex is omitted):

xbps-query {{[-s|--search]}} {{regex|keyword}} --repository --regex

• Show information about an installed package:

xbps-query {{[-S|--show]}} {{package}}

• Show information about a package in remote repositories:

xbps-query {{[-S|--show]}} {{package}} --repository

• List packages registered in the package database:

xbps-query {{[-l|--list-pkgs]}}

• List explicitly installed packages (i.e. not automatically installed as dependencies):

xbps-query {{[-m|--list-manual-pkgs]}}