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DISTVIPER(8) System Manager's Manual DISTVIPER(8) NAME distviper -- wipe outdated files from the FreeBSD ports distdir SYNOPSIS distviper [-dinqv] [keep] distviper -h DESCRIPTION The distviper script removes outdated files within DISTDIR of the ports(7). To achieve this it reads distinfo files from the PORTSDIR and creates a list of files to keep if they should be encountered. Arguments The following argument types can be given. keep Chooses which kind of files are kept: all, thorough Keep files required for any port in the ports tree. The thorough alias exists for compatibility with the original bsdadminscripts. installed Keep files required for any currently installed port. fast This is the same as calling distviper with the -n flag and the installed argument. It exists for compatibility with the original bsdadminscripts. Options The following options are supported: -d, --demo The program is run in demo mode. The program acts as if it would operate normally, but does not remove any files. -h, --help Displays the available options. -i, --interactive This option prompts for confirmation before deleting a file. It is ignored in demo mode. -n, --no-checksum Turn off checksum validation for files to keep. Much faster, but also risks leaving invalid files in DISTDIR. -q, --quiet Supresses all output except for interactive prompts. -v, --verbose Makes the script talkative about what is currently going on. ENVIRONMENT The following environment variables are supported: PORTSDIR The location of the ports tree, e.g. /usr/ports. DISTDIR The location of the distribution files, e.g. /usr/ports/distfiles. The variables are collected running: make -f/usr/share/mk/bsd.port.mk -VPORTSDIR -VDISTDIR EXAMPLES Delete any distfile not referenced by the current ports tree: distviper The demo mode can be used to check which files would be removed: distviper -d Avoid expensive operations, i.e. only keep files for installed ports and do not perform checksum validation: distviper fast Only keep files for installed ports, and ask for confirmation: distviper -i installed EXIT CODES 1 An unknown parameter has been supplied. 2 An unknown mode command has been supplied. 3 More than one mode commands have been supplied. SEE ALSO ports(7) HISTORY The distviper script first appeared in the bsdadminscripts-5.0 collection. It was rewritten for the bsda2 collection. AUTHORS Dominic Fandrey <freebsd@k4m1.org> FreeBSD ports 15.quarterly 18 November, 2023 DISTVIPER(8)
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