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author | pav <pav@FreeBSD.org> | 2006-05-22 20:12:17 +0000 |
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committer | pav <pav@FreeBSD.org> | 2006-05-22 20:12:17 +0000 |
commit | cc2e78b475ef2938b59b924fe584b9a05f5d3890 (patch) | |
tree | e7c0e81b493a411bb43565c24496bd72308b8e8b /README | |
parent | 6b28ed6c352161710565903d5c4640423e210d66 (diff) | |
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- Refresh README a little
Submitted by: Tim Welch
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@@ -1,39 +1,40 @@ This is the FreeBSD Ports Collection. For an easy to use WEB-based interface to it, please see: - http://www.freebsd.org/ports + http://www.FreeBSD.org/ports -For general information on the ports collection, please see the -FreeBSD Handbook which is available from: +For general information on the Ports Collection, please see the +FreeBSD Handbook ports section which is available from: - file://localhost/usr/share/doc/handbook/handbook.html + http://www.FreeBSD.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports.html + for the latest official version + or: + The ports(7) manual page (man ports). -(if you installed the doc distribution on your machine) +These will explain how to use ports and packages. -Or: +If you would like to search for a port, you can do so easily by +saying (in /usr/ports): - http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ -for the latest official version from FreeBSD-current. + make search name="<name>" + or: + make search key="<keyword>" -The section "The Ports Collection" will tell you how to use the -ports and packages and the "Porting Applications" section -describes how one can contribute to the ports collection. +which will generate a list of all ports matching <name> or <keyword>. +make search also supports wildcards, such as: -If you would like to search for a given port, you can do so easily -by saying: + make search name="gtk*" - make search key="<keyword>" +For information about contributing to FreeBSD ports, please see the Porter's +Handbook, available at: -Which will generate a list of all ports matching <keyword>. + http://www.FreeBSD.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/ -NOTE: This tree can GROW significantly in size during normal usage! +NOTE: This tree will GROW significantly in size during normal usage! The distribution tar files can and do accumulate in /usr/ports/distfiles, and the individual ports will also use up lots of space in their work subdirectories unless you remember to "make clean" after you're done building a given port. /usr/ports/distfiles can also be periodically -cleaned without ill-effect, though if you don't have the original -distribution tarball(s) for something on CDROM then you will need to pull -it all over your network connection again if you ever try to build the -associated port. +cleaned without ill-effect. |