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Date:      Sat, 25 Dec 2004 16:12:35 -0500
From:      Jud <judmarc@fastmail.fm>
To:        "Jay O'Brien" <jayobrien@att.net>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: portupgrade time, xorg ports
Message-ID:  <opsjk069ea0cf2rk@sparky>
In-Reply-To: <41CDC64B.5030303@att.net>
References:  <41CC8FFC.2030009@att.net> <200412251853.45210.list-freebsd-2004@morbius.sent.com> <41CDC64B.5030303@att.net>

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On Sat, 25 Dec 2004 11:58:03 -0800, Jay O'Brien <jayobrien@att.net> wrote:

[snip]
>>> I ran portupgrade -a -N -vu -rR, and it tried several times
>>
>>
>> You dont need the -N switch, it's only used for new port installations,  
>> not
>> upgrades. Using it carelessly is a bit dangerous, you may find youself
>> installing ports you don't want.
>
>
> Thanks, I wasn't sure about that.  I saw an example that used -N
> and followed it.  I'm not clear on what -N really does, but for
> now I just won't use it!

While the manual (man) pages aren't always crystal clear, the one for  
portupgrade is actually pretty good at explaining what all those letter  
options are for.  Just type at the prompt:

$ man portupgrade

You'll have a much better idea of what the options do and which ones you  
want to use for a given situation.

Jud



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