commands.sh

portageq

linux

Query for information about Portage, the Gentoo Linux package manager. Queryable Portage-specific environment variables are listed in `/var/db/repos/gentoo/profiles/info_vars`.

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Examples (4)

Display the value of a Portage-specific environment variable

portageq envvar variable

Display a detailed list of repositories configured with Portage

portageq repos_config /

Display a list of repositories sorted by priority (highest first)

portageq get_repos /

Display a specific piece of metadata about an atom (i.e. package name including the version)

portageq metadata / ebuild|porttree|binary|... category/package BDEPEND|DEFINED_PHASES|DEPEND|...
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