portsnap

Synchronize the FreeBSD ports tree from official mirrors.

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Last updated: 2026-07-06 Report error

Syntax

$portsnap [COMMAND] [OPTIONS]

Examples

$portsnap fetch

Examples

$portsnap extract

Examples

$portsnap update

Typical use cases

Download ports index

portsnap fetch

Extract tree

portsnap extract

Incremental update

portsnap update

Note Manages the ports collection for source code installations. An alternative to pkg for advanced users.

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