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Date:      Sun, 18 Nov 2012 16:34:09 +0000 (UTC)
From:      Eitan Adler <eadler@FreeBSD.org>
To:        src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-head@freebsd.org
Subject:   svn commit: r243241 - head/share/man/man7
Message-ID:  <201211181634.qAIGY9ht065387@svn.freebsd.org>

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Author: eadler
Date: Sun Nov 18 16:34:09 2012
New Revision: 243241
URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/243241

Log:
  Modernize parts of the ports.7 manual page.
  
  Approved by:	bcr (mentor)
  MFC after:	3 days

Modified:
  head/share/man/man7/ports.7

Modified: head/share/man/man7/ports.7
==============================================================================
--- head/share/man/man7/ports.7	Sun Nov 18 16:34:06 2012	(r243240)
+++ head/share/man/man7/ports.7	Sun Nov 18 16:34:09 2012	(r243241)
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 .\"
 .\" $FreeBSD$
 .\"
-.Dd February 9, 2012
+.Dd November 18, 2012
 .Dt PORTS 7
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ Each
 .Em port
 contains any patches necessary to make the original
 application source code compile and run on
-.Bx .
+.Fx .
 Compiling an
 application is as simple as typing
 .Nm make Cm build
@@ -56,19 +56,6 @@ simply type
 .Nm make Cm install
 to install the application.
 .Pp
-It is possible to download and use ports from the
-.Fx
-repository
-that are newer than the installed system; however it is important to
-install the appropriate
-.Dq "Upgrade Kit"
-from
-.Pa http://www.FreeBSD.org/ports/
-first!
-The
-.Xr portcheckout 1 Pq Pa ports/ports-mgmt/portcheckout
-script (also a port, of course!) will help to download new ports.
-.Pp
 For more information about using ports, see
 .Dq "Packages and Ports"
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