PKG.CONF(5)

NAME
pkg.conf - System-wide configuration file for pkg(1)

DESCRIPTION
pkg.conf is the system-wide configuration file used by the pkg(1) tools.

The default location of this file is /usr/local/etc/pkg.conf

Lines in the file beginning with a "#" are comments and are ignored.

The file is in YAML format. For more information on the syntax of YAML, please visit the official YAML website - http://www.yaml.org/.

The following types of options are recognized - boolean, string and list options.

A boolean option is marked as enabled if one of the following values is specified in the configuration file - YES, TRUE and ON.

OPTIONS
The following options can be defined in pkg.conf:

ASSUME_ALWAYS_YES(boolean)
    When this option is enabled pkg(1) will automatically assume "yes" to all questions which require user confirmation before doing anything, as if it the -y flag was specified. By default this option is disabled.

PUBKEY(string)
    Specifies the location to the public RSA key used for signing the repository database. The default value for this file is /etc/ssl/pkg.conf

HANDLE_RC_SCRIPTS(boolean)
    This option when enabled will automatically perform start/stop of services during package installation and deinstallation. Services are started on installation only if they are enabled in /etc/rc.conf. By default this option is disabled.

PACKAGESITE(string)
    Specifies the remote location to use when fetching the database file and packages.

PKG_CACHEDIR(string)
    Specifies the cache directory for packages. The default value for this option is /var/cache/pkg

PKG_DBDIR(string)
    Specifies the directory to use for storing the package database files. The default value for this option is /var/db/pkg

PKG_MULTIREPOS(boolean)
    This option when enabled will tell pkg(1) to work in mutliple repositories mode. For example repositories definitions, please have a look at the sample configuration file.

PLIST_KEYWORS_DIR(string)
    < To be added >

PORTSDIR(string)
    Specifies the location to the Ports directory. The default value for this option is /usr/ports

ENVIRONMENT
An environment variable with the same name as the option in the configuration file always overrides the value of an option set in the file.

SEE ALSO
pkg(1), pkg-add(1), pkg-autoremove(1), pkg-search(1), pkg-backup(1), pkg-install(1), pkg-delete(1), pkg-info(1), pkg-register(1), pkg-repo(1), pkg-update(1), pkg-upgrade(1), pkg-version(1), pkg-which(1)