xbps-query Command Examples

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 regular expression or a keyword (if --regex is omitted):

xbps-query --search {{regular_expression|keyword}} --repository --regex

• Show information about an installed package:

xbps-query --show {{package}}

• Show information about a package in remote repositories:

xbps-query --show {{package}} --repository

• List packages registered in the package database:

xbps-query --list-pkgs

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

xbps-query --list-manual-pkgs