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Duane Hill <d.hill@yournetplus.com> writes:

> What about:
>
>   portupgrade -afR
>
> Wouldn't that force everything including ports that depend on the one
> being reinstalled?

I can't parse your question, but I think you are confusing the 'R'
option with the 'r' option.  You should also note that both options
are redundant if "-a" is also specified.