Date: Sun, 7 Nov 2010 21:56:53 -0700 (MST) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Cc: Fred <fred@blakemfg.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: portmaster question Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1011072152570.74543@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <20101107203111.37d72c45.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <4CD6FC57.5020205@blakemfg.com> <20101107203111.37d72c45.freebsd@edvax.de>
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On Sun, 7 Nov 2010, Polytropon wrote: > On Sun, 07 Nov 2010 12:21:59 -0700, Fred <fred@blakemfg.com> wrote: >> Hello, >> >> According to man portmaster the -a option will "Update all ports that >> need updating". Does this apply to only installed ports or to >> everything in /usr/ports? > > It applies to installed ports. A commonly used command to > upgrade them is "portupgrad -af". Whoa--hold on there! portmaster -a portupgrade -a Both say "upgrade all installed ports that need upgrading". Both can fail, but many people use them routinely. portupgrade -af means to force an upgrade of every installed port, even if it's already at the latest version. Don't do this lightly!
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