Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2026 19:08:08 +0000 From: Wolfram Schneider <wosch@FreeBSD.org> To: doc-committers@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-doc-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: git: 8fb8e7ea12 - main - ports.cgi: improve help page Message-ID: <696e8118.a6d6.67b668b3@gitrepo.freebsd.org>
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The branch main has been updated by wosch: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/doc/commit/?id=8fb8e7ea1228a0fc9991913cf56269197b6c033b commit 8fb8e7ea1228a0fc9991913cf56269197b6c033b Author: Wolfram Schneider <wosch@FreeBSD.org> AuthorDate: 2026-01-19 18:36:37 +0000 Commit: Wolfram Schneider <wosch@FreeBSD.org> CommitDate: 2026-01-19 19:08:01 +0000 ports.cgi: improve help page --- website/content/en/cgi/ports.cgi | 38 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------ 1 file changed, 32 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/website/content/en/cgi/ports.cgi b/website/content/en/cgi/ports.cgi index fe8bd114ed..96a3a8519f 100755 --- a/website/content/en/cgi/ports.cgi +++ b/website/content/en/cgi/ports.cgi @@ -487,15 +487,31 @@ sub check_input { } } -sub faq { +sub help { print <<EOF; <br/> <h1>FreeBSD Ports Search Help</h1> -<h2>Keywords</h2> +<p> +The FreeBSD Ports and Packages Collection offers a simple way for +users and administrators to install applications. +</p> + +<p> +<b>Package Name</b> searches for the name of a port or distribution. +<b>Description</b> searches case-insensitive in a short comment about the port. +<b>All</b> searches case-insensitive for the package name and in the +description about the port. +<b>Maintainer</b> searches for the email address of the port maintainer. +<b>Requires</b> searches for ports which depends on this port. + +</p> + +<h2>External Links</h2> + <dl> <dt><b>Description</b></dt> - <dd>A more detailed description (text).</dd> + <dd>A more detailed description (text) via the git repo</dd> <dt><b>Changes</b></dt> <dd>Read the latest changes via the git repo</dd> @@ -520,6 +536,16 @@ as database for its operations. $ports_database is updated automatically every two hours. </p> +<p> +@{[ &last_update_message ]} +</p> + +<h2>Copyright</h2> +<pre> +Copyright (c) 1996-2026 <a href="https://wolfram.schneider.org">Wolfram Schneider</a> <wosch\@FreeBSD.org> +</pre> +<p/> + @{[ &footer_links ]} <hr noshade="noshade" /> @@ -530,7 +556,7 @@ sub footer_links { return <<EOF; <span class="footer_links"> <a href="$script_name">home</a> - @{[ $stype eq "faq" ? "" : qq, | <a href="$script_name?stype=faq">help</a>, ]} + @{[ $stype eq "help" ? "" : qq, | <a href="$script_name?stype=help">help</a>, ]} </span> EOF } @@ -562,9 +588,9 @@ if ( $path_info eq "/source" ) { &exit; } -if ( $stype eq "faq" ) { +if ( $stype eq "help" ) { print &short_html_header( "FreeBSD Ports Search Help", 1 ); - &faq; + &help; &footer; print &html_footer; &exit(0);home | help
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