pkg-add
TLDR
Install package from repository
$ pkg_add [package]
Install specific package file$ pkg_add [/path/to/package.tgz]
Install from URL$ pkg_add [https://example.com/package.tgz]
Install with verbose output$ pkg_add -v [package]
SYNOPSIS
pkg_add [options] pkg...
DESCRIPTION
pkg_add installs software packages on OpenBSD and NetBSD systems. It handles dependencies, downloads packages from mirrors, and configures installed software.
BSD's traditional package manager.
PARAMETERS
-v
Verbose mode.-D
Force installation.-I
Non-interactive mode.-u
Update mode.-n
Dry run.-r
Replace existing.
EXAMPLES
$ # Install package
pkg_add vim
# Update package
pkg_add -u vim
# Install from mirror
export PKG_PATH=https://cdn.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/$(uname -r)/packages/$(uname -m)/
pkg_add firefox
# Verbose install
pkg_add -v nginx
pkg_add vim
# Update package
pkg_add -u vim
# Install from mirror
export PKG_PATH=https://cdn.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/$(uname -r)/packages/$(uname -m)/
pkg_add firefox
# Verbose install
pkg_add -v nginx
ENVIRONMENT
$ PKG_PATH # Package repository URL
PKG_CACHE # Local cache directory
PKG_CACHE # Local cache directory
CAVEATS
OpenBSD/NetBSD specific. Set PKGPATH for remote installs. Use pkginfo to list packages.
HISTORY
pkg_add is part of the OpenBSD and NetBSD package tools, providing simple package management since the 1990s.
SEE ALSO
pkg_delete(1), pkg_info(1), pkg(1)
