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Date: Sun, 7 Nov 2010 20:31:11 +0100
From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de>
To: Fred <fred@blakemfg.com>
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On Sun, 07 Nov 2010 12:21:59 -0700, Fred <fred@blakemfg.com> wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> According to man portmaster the -a option will "Update all ports that 
> need updating".  Does this apply to only installed ports or to 
> everything in /usr/ports?

It applies to installed ports. A commonly used command to
upgrade them is "portupgrad -af".


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