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Date:      Sat, 06 Nov 1999 08:50:25 -0800
From:      Joseph Scott <joseph.scott@owp.csus.edu>
To:        Jonathon McKitrick <jcm@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: staying current with ports...
Message-ID:  <38245C51.109942B9@owp.csus.edu>
References:  <Pine.BSF.4.02A.9911061325020.700-100000@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>

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Jonathon McKitrick wrote:
> 
>         Is cvsupping ports the same as DLing the 7 meg .tgz file with the
> ports collection in it?
> 
> -jonathon
> 

	In a word, no.  The idea is that you just get the differences between
the current ports collection and your version of the ports collection. 
The amount of data transferred depends on how much has changed in the
ports collection since your version.

Joseph Scott
joseph.scott@owp.csus.edu
The Office Of Water Programs - CSU Sacramento


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