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Date:      Fri, 12 May 2006 12:41:58 -0400
From:      Bill Moran <wmoran@collaborativefusion.com>
To:        bsd <bsd@todoo.biz>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Reducing the size of /
Message-ID:  <20060512124158.2b508ccf.wmoran@collaborativefusion.com>
In-Reply-To: <6BFF1577-071E-4297-82CD-40382ADA8B0F@todoo.biz>
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bsd <bsd@todoo.biz> wrote:

> Hi again,
> 
> Most of the files that are "large" seems to be located in /usr/ports/ 
> distfiles/
> 
> What will be the effect of deleting some of these files ?

If you reinstall those ports, you'll have to download the files again.

Unless you have very limited Internet access, cleaning out
/usr/ports/distfiles is a pretty safe way to free up space.

-- 
Bill Moran

Well, let's see. We killed Simon and River, stole a bunch of medicine, and
now the captain and Zoe are off springing the others got snatched by
the Feds.

	Kaylee




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