Add a -q flag to pkg_version. It suppresses the output of <,=,>.

This makes it possible to "portupgrade `pkg_version -q -l '<'`".

1 files changed, 13 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/usr.sbin/pkg_install/version/pkg_version.1 b/usr.sbin/pkg_install/version/pkg_version.1
index 6ef25ae5b0a7..ad71e6c402cf 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/pkg_install/version/pkg_version.1
+++ b/usr.sbin/pkg_install/version/pkg_version.1
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 .Nd summarize installed versions of packages
 .Sh SYNOPSIS
 .Nm
-.Op Fl hv
+.Op Fl hqv
 .Op Fl l Ar limchar
 .Op Fl L Ar limchar
 .Oo
@@ -137,6 +137,16 @@ Note that because some of the status flag characters are also special
 to the shell, it is best to quote
 .Ar limchar
 with single quotes.
+.It Fl q
+Enable quiet output.
+Quiet output precludes printing the the
+.Ar limchar
+when used with
+.Fl l
+or
+.Fl L .
+This is useful when used as the input to
+.Xr portupdate 8 .
 .It Fl s
 Limit the output to those packages whose names match a given
 .Ar string .
@@ -194,7 +204,8 @@ option has been deprecated and is no longer supported.
 .Xr pkg_add 1 ,
 .Xr pkg_create 1 ,
 .Xr pkg_delete 1 ,
-.Xr pkg_info 1
+.Xr pkg_info 1 ,
+.Xr portupdate 8
 .Sh FILES
 .Bl -tag -width /usr/ports/INDEX-5 -compact
 .It Pa /usr/ports/INDEX-5