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<code>pkgutil</code> is a command line tool to query and manipulate Mac OS X Installer packages and receipts.
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<code>pkgutil</code> is a command line tool to query and manipulate [[macOS]] installer [[packages]] and receipts.
  
  
 
== Basic commands ==
 
== Basic commands ==
* List of packages:  <code>pkgutil --packages</code> or  <code>pkgutil --pkgs</code>  
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* List of packages:  <code>[[pkgutil --packages]]</code> or  <code>pkgutil --pkgs</code>  
 
* List of files from a package: <code>pkgutil --files package_name</code>
 
* List of files from a package: <code>pkgutil --files package_name</code>
 
* Package owner of a file: <code>pkgutil --file-info /usr/sbin/pkgutil</code>
 
* Package owner of a file: <code>pkgutil --file-info /usr/sbin/pkgutil</code>
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* pkgutil --payload-files node-v10.15.3.pkg
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
* [[homebrew]]
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* {{homebrew}}
* <code>lsbom</code><ref>https://ss64.com/osx/lsbom.html</ref> List the contents of an installer's bom (bill of materials) file
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* <code>[[lsbom]]</code><ref>https://ss64.com/osx/lsbom.html</ref> List the contents of an installer's bom (bill of materials) file
  
  

Latest revision as of 13:20, 8 November 2021

pkgutil is a command line tool to query and manipulate macOS installer packages and receipts.


Basic commands[edit]

  • List of packages: pkgutil --packages or pkgutil --pkgs
  • List of files from a package: pkgutil --files package_name
  • Package owner of a file: pkgutil --file-info /usr/sbin/pkgutil
  • pkgutil --payload-files node-v10.15.3.pkg

See also[edit]

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