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Subject: Re: A possibly odd upgrade question
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On 4 May 2011 15:54, Chris Brennan <xaero@xaerolimit.net> wrote:
> On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 2:40 PM, illoai@gmail.com <illoai@gmail.com> wrote=
:
>>
>> On 4 May 2011 12:50, Chris Brennan <xaero@xaerolimit.net> wrote:
>> > =A0is it safe to nuke /usr/local (excluding =A0/usr/local/home), rebui=
ld
>> > world/kernel for 8.2 and start with a fresh ports tree?
>>
>> Yes, though pkg_delete -af will probably suffice for removing
>> the ports (& /var/db/pkg/ as well).
>
> Someone else suggested 'pkg_delete -av' ... would -avf then be a safe
> assumption?
> I want to make sure I have a solid leg to stand on before I start
> anything...

-v is just for verbose.  I honestly don't know if the -f makes
a difference with -a either.  Probably not.

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