FreeBSD 6.3 - Port collection usage
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### Updating ports collection using portsnap
    
    First time initial :
      # mkdir -p /usr/ports
      # rm -rf /usr/ports/*
      # mkdir -p /usr/ports/packages
      # portsnap fetch
      # portsnap extract
    Doing update :
      # portsnap fetch
      # portsnap update
    
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### Port Installation example
    
    # cd /usr/ports/ftp/wget
    # make install clean && rehash
    # cd /usr/ports/www/links
    # env BATCH="YES" make install clean && rehash
    # cd /usr/ports/sysutils/screen
    # cd /usr/ports/misc/gnu-watch/
    # cd /usr/ports/net/tcptraceroute
    # cd /usr/ports/net/mtr
    # cd /usr/ports/security/nmap
    # cd /usr/ports/ftp/ncftp3
    
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### Customizing port installation
    
    # make PREFIX=/usr/local/example install clean
    # make rmconfig
    # make config
    # make showconfig
    
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### Uninstalling ports
    
      # make deinstall
    or 
      # pkg_delete wget-1.11.2
    
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### Cleaning up
    
    # cd /usr/ports/ports-mgmt/portupgrade
    # make install clean && rehash
    # portsclean -C
    # portsclean -D
    # portsclean -DD
    
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### Updating ports
    
    # less /usr/ports/UPDATING
    # pkg_version -v
    # portversion -l "<"
    # pkgdb -F
    # portupgrade -airR
    
    [ http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2003/08/07/FreeBSD_Basics.html ]
    [ http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2003/08/28/FreeBSD_Basics.html ]
    
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### Port Collection Update script
    
    # cat /usr/local/sbin/port-update
        #!/bin/sh
        /usr/sbin/portsnap fetch    # fetch can be Replace with cron
        /usr/sbin/portsnap update
        /usr/local/sbin/pkgdb -F
        /usr/local/sbin/portversion -l "<"
        env BATCH=yes /usr/local/sbin/portupgrade -avrRpP
        /usr/local/sbin/portsclean -C
        /usr/local/sbin/portsclean -D
        /usr/local/sbin/portsclean -DD
    
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_BY: Pejman Moghadam_  
_TAG: port-collection_  
_DATE: 2007-07-25 11:10:17_