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authorjkh <jkh@FreeBSD.org>1996-06-01 20:51:47 +0000
committerjkh <jkh@FreeBSD.org>1996-06-01 20:51:47 +0000
commit8d22c5bdb911008bcb61b924b4adbf2c3fc2a9e9 (patch)
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Oh my, looks like I didn't understand .B as well as I thought I did! :-)
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diff --git a/usr.sbin/pkg_install/add/pkg_add.1 b/usr.sbin/pkg_install/add/pkg_add.1
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@@ -176,16 +176,22 @@ extract files directly from their anonymous ftp locations (e.g.
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ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/packages/shells/bash-1.14.4.tgz).
Note: If you wish to use
-.B passive mode
+.Bf -emphasis
+passive mode
+.Ef
ftp in such transfers, set
the variable
-.B FTP_PASSIVE_MODE
+.Bf -emphasis
+FTP_PASSIVE_MODE
+.Ef
to some value in your environment. Otherwise, the more standard
ACTIVE mode may be used. If
.Nm
consistently fails to fetch a package from a site known to work,
it may be because you have a firewall that demands the usage of
-.B passive mode
+.Bf -emphasis
+passive mode
+.Ef
ftp.
.Sh TECHNICAL DETAILS
.Nm
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