When you issue the "gzip: zommand not found" message is displayed. You need to install the gzip utility on your system. Which command would you use to check if the gzip utility is available from the…

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Options

• Apkg info|grep gzip
• Bpkg list SUNWgzip
• Cpkg contents gzip
• Dpkg search gzip

• B
  4% (1)
• C
  7% (2)
• D
  89% (24)

Explanation

pkg search gzip queries the default publisher's repository index to find packages matching the keyword "gzip," making it the correct tool to discover whether a package is available for installation on a Solaris/OpenIndiana IPS-based system. Option A (pkg info) retrieves metadata about already-installed packages, so piping it through grep would never reveal something not yet on the system. Option B (pkg list) similarly lists only installed packages, and the legacy SUNWgzip naming convention was retired with IPS. Option C (pkg contents) displays the file contents of a known package-it's useful post-discovery, not for availability checking.

Memory tip: Think of pkg search like a search engine-you search the catalog before you install, just as you search a store's inventory before you buy.

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