Porttools

Jul 20, 2023

Tools for testing and submitting port updates and new ports

FreeBSD Port Tools includes the following commands

  • port create create a new port from a template
  • port diff generate a diff against a previous version of the port
  • port fetch fetch distfiles of a new version of the port
  • port help display usage summary for port1 commands
  • port test automate testing a new port or a port update


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