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Date:      Thu, 10 Apr 2014 13:08:08 -0400
From:      Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org>
To:        Brad Fleming <bdflemin@gmail.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: Potential Doc Mistake
Message-ID:  <44wqex5czr.fsf@be-well.ilk.org>
In-Reply-To: <DEE55AA1-986C-465C-9009-50ED3E91205C@gmail.com> (Brad Fleming's message of "Thu, 10 Apr 2014 10:55:22 -0500")
References:  <DEE55AA1-986C-465C-9009-50ED3E91205C@gmail.com>

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Brad Fleming <bdflemin@gmail.com> writes:

> I think this document might have  syntax error:
> https://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/updating-upgrading-freebsdupdate.html
>
> Under "23.2.3.2. Performing the Upgrade=94 the first command listed is:
> "freebsd-update -r 9.1-RELEASE upgrade=94
> but I believe the proper command should be:
> "freebsd-update upgrade -r 9.1-RELEASE=94
> (the =93upgrade=94 is in the wrong place)
>
> I could certainly be wrong but the second command is what=92s referenced
> in other documents and was required for me to move from 9.2 to 10.0.

The manual page actually lists options before the subcommand. A quick
look at the source makes me think that either order is fine.



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