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From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org>
To: Brad Fleming <bdflemin@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Potential Doc Mistake
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Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2014 13:08:08 -0400
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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.