pkgsearch

• pkgsearch is a easy to use tool to search the OpenBSD package repository.
• pkgsearch downloads the current package index for defined release (current default = 7.6) or snapshots and defined architecture (default = amd64) to the local system so as to make a search request fast. This also means searches can be made offline.
• pkgsearch also provides emoji output with the "-e" flag.

usage: pkgsearch [-h] [-e] [-i] [-r RELEASE | -s] [-a ARCH] [-v] package

positional arguments:
  package               regexp to search packages

options:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -e, --emoji           turn on emoji output
  -i, --index           download index
  -r RELEASE, --release RELEASE
                        release to search for packages (default = 7.6)
  -s, --snapshot        search for packages in snapshots
  -a ARCH, --arch ARCH  arch to search for packages (default = amd64)
  -v, --version         display version

Example Output

Install

1. Clone/Download the code in this repository
2. Install the necessary dependencies

# pkg_add python py3-requests py3-packaging

3. Execute (For example):

$ ./pkgsearch python3

or with emojis displayed:

$ ./pkgsearch -e python3

You could also search for an older OpenBSD release with -r argument:

$ ./pkgsearch -r 7.4 vim

pkgsearch was tested on the current OpenBSD release 7.6 but should also work on older systems.

Hint

Make sure you set your desired mirror. This can be done by changing the INDEX_URL variable in the pkgsearch script.

Example:

MIRROR_URL = 'https://ftp.fr.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD'

Thanks

• Laurent Cheylus (https://github.com/lcheylus) - Code cleanup and improvements (PEP8). Also for improving error handling. Adding the "-v" flag and further improving the code. Adding the "-r" option and improving the code further. Adding the "-s" (snapshot) option. Adding the "-a" (Arch) option. Refining the code and providing fixes.
• Cuddle (https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@cuddle) and Laurent Cheylus (https://github.com/lcheylus) - Cuddle: For improving the codebase and removing the need for a external Python package (Emojis). Laurent Cheylus: For reviewing/creating the PR.
• Alexander Naumov (https://github.com/alexander-naumov) - Suggestions regarding debugging.