From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jan 27 00:18:05 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.FreeBSD.org [8.8.178.115]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 97F0119B for ; Sun, 27 Jan 2013 00:18:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wd@us-webmasters.com) Received: from super.grabweb.com (super.grabweb.com [64.237.47.132]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 34321762 for ; Sun, 27 Jan 2013 00:18:04 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 25194 invoked from network); 26 Jan 2013 18:11:22 -0600 Received: from batv-01-092.dsl.netins.net (HELO Erika.US-Webmasters.com) (207.199.193.92) by 64.237.47.169.choopa.net with ESMTPSA (DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA encrypted, authenticated); 26 Jan 2013 18:11:21 -0600 X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 7.1.0.9 Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2013 18:11:14 -0600 To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org From: "W. D." Subject: Cronjob Cvsup -> What? Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: <20130127001805.97F0119B@hub.freebsd.org> X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2013 00:18:05 -0000 According to: http://www.freebsd.org/news/2012-compromise.html Cvsup is deprecated. If I have a Cron entry like: #----------------------------------------------------------------- #Min Hr DOM Mnth DOW Command # At 3:46 in the morning, everyday, as root, update the ports tree: 46 3 * * * /usr/local/bin/cvsup -h = cvsup12.FreeBSD.org /usr/share/examples/cvsup/ports-supfile=20 #----------------------------------------------------------------- What should I use: freebsd-update, Subversion, portsnap, or what? What would be the best Cron command to keep ports updated on a daily basis? Thanks for any help you can provide. Start Here to Find It Fast!=99 ->= http://www.US-Webmasters.com/best-start-page/ $9.99 Domain Names -> http://domains.us-webmasters.com/