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Subject: Re: Reducing the size of /
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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
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