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April 20, 2006

Portsnap

Portsnap is another tool for updating Ports tree, compared to CVSup, it's more secure, faster and easier to use. You should give it a shot, especially when you build a new server.

Update ports tree
# portsnap fetch update

For complete guide, check out the handbook "Using Portsnap".


Category : Command & Utility

Posted by FreeBSD Newbie at April 20, 2006 04:03 PM

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