NAME
shell scripts —
Shell scripts that are run by
pkg(8)
DESCRIPTION
pkg(8) run scripts at given phases of the process it is runningThe phases are the following:
pre-install:- run before installing the files on the system.
post-install:- run after installing the files on the system.
pre-deinstall:- run before removing the files on the system.
post-deinstall:- run after removing the files on the system.
In the particular case of an upgrade the scripts are run in the following order:
- new pre-install
- old pre-deinstall
- replace binaries
- new post-install
Environment
The following environment variable are exported to be used by the script
PKG_PREFIX- PREFIX defined within the package at build time.
PKG_ROOTDIR- represents the root directory where the package will be installed as
specified by the
-rarguments passed to pkg(8). PKG_MSGFD- Number of a file descriptor to be used to be able to send messages to the user that will be shown at the end of the pkg(8) process.
PKG_UPGRADE- Variable existing when the scripts is run in the context of an upgrade of the package
SEE ALSO
pkg_printf(3), pkg_repos(3), pkg-lua-script(5), pkg-repository(5), pkg.conf(5), pkg(8), pkg-add(8), pkg-alias(8), pkg-annotate(8), pkg-audit(8), pkg-autoremove(8), pkg-backup(8), pkg-check(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-update(8), pkg-updating(8), pkg-upgrade(8), pkg-version(8), pkg-which(8)