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Polytropon <freebsd <at> edvax.de> writes:

> 
> On Fri, 12 Oct 2012 04:35:43 +0000 (UTC), jb wrote:
> > Hi,
> > what is the diff between
> > --index
> > and
> > --index-only
> ...
>      --index
>          use INDEX-[7-9] exclusively to check if a port is up to date
> ...
>      --index-only
>          do not try to use /usr/ports.  For updating ports when no /usr/ports
>          directory is present the -PP|--packages-only option is required.  See
>          the ENVIRONMENT section below for additional requirements.
> 
> This means --index-only is to be used when using portmaster for
> binary installs without an installed ports collection.
> 

Well, yes, BUT they seem to be redundant (that's why I asked).

# portmaster -L --index-only | egrep '(ew|ort) version|total install'
	===>>> New version available: smartmontools-5.43_1
===>>> 618 total installed ports
	===>>> 1 has a new version available

# portmaster -L --index | egrep '(ew|ort) version|total install'
	===>>> New version available: smartmontools-5.43_1
===>>> 618 total installed ports
	===>>> 1 has a new version available
#