Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2007 11:47:29 -0500 From: "Maxim Khitrov" <mkhitrov@gmail.com> To: Robe <vcrobe@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Updating ports Message-ID: <26ddd1750712220847s216611di39ba01ceb9e8acdf@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <221c791e0712220839v67a02e78q7cd5519f9b05a210@mail.gmail.com> References: <221c791e0712220839v67a02e78q7cd5519f9b05a210@mail.gmail.com>
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On Dec 22, 2007 11:39 AM, Robe <vcrobe@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > I want to update some ports. I'm using FreeBSD 6.2. > > I was reading in the handbook and there are two ways to update them through > the portupdate and portmanager. > > What's the difference between them? > > -- > Robe. Each one offers some unique features, read the man pages to see if you need specific functionality that isn't present in one of them (I doubt it). Mostly it comes down to your preference. I personally recommend portmaster because it's a shell script and requires no additional software to be installed. To update everything on your system just run 'portmaster -ad'. The -a flag automatically updates all out-of-date ports, -d removes old distfiles without asking. - Max
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