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PORTTOOLS(5)		       File Formats Manual		    PORTTOOLS(5)

NAME
     ~/.porttools -- FreeBSD Port Tools configuration file

DESCRIPTION
     The port(1) command uses the following environment variables, normally sets
     through the ~/.porttools configuration file:

     EMAIL	   Your e-mail address to use in From: field of the PR form.

     FULLNAME	   Your full name in From: and Originator fields of the PR form.

     ORGANIZATION  Name of your organization (if any) to use in the PR form.

     CC 	   E-mail addresses added to Cc: field of the PR form.

     BCC	   E-mail addresses added to Bcc: field of the PR form.

     ARCHIVE_DIR   Directory to archive sent diff and shar files.

     BUILDROOT	   Directory  where  PREFIX and PKG_DBDIR subdirectories will be
		   created.  Default to /tmp.

     DIFF_MODE	   Selects diff generation mode. Valid values are:  GIT,  direc-
		   tory (e.g. /usr/ports), or suffix (e.g. .orig).

     DIFF_VIEWER   Selects  which  program  to	use  to view diff(1) and shar(1)
		   files.  Default to ydiff(1) if present in the ${PATH}, with a
		   fallback to more(1).

     FreeBSD Port Tools configuration file is generated automatically  if  miss-
     ing.

SEE ALSO
     ydiff(1), diff(1), port(1), shar(1).

BUGS
     Please report any bugs to Steven Kreuzer <skreuzer@FreeBSD.org>.

FreeBSD ports 15.quarterly	  July 26, 2003 		    PORTTOOLS(5)

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