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NAME
       portupdate-scan	--  scan /usr/ports/UPDATING, showing sections for in-
       stalled ports

SYNOPSIS
       portupdate-scan [-dhmuVv] [-a  yyyymmdd	date]  [-D  portdir]  [--help]
		       [--version]

DESCRIPTION
       Reads  port-related  files,  including /usr/ports/UPDATING, and outputs
       those sections of UPDATING that might  be  pertinent  to	 this  system.
       Only sections that apply	to recognize ports that	are known, and not in-
       stalled are omitted.

       The following options are available:

       -a yyyymmdd date
	       only display sections later than	the date specified in yyyymmdd
	       format

       -D portsdir
	       use portsdir as ports directory instead of /usr/ports

       -d      output additional debugging information

       -h, --help
	       output command usage information	and exit

       -m      for MIXED sections, show	breakdown of which ports are installed
	       and not installed. The verbose information from the v flag is a
	       superset	of this.

       -u      output information on uninstalled ports (default: off)

       -v      output more verbose information

       -V, --version
	       output version information and exit

EXIT STATUS
       The  portupdate-scan utility exits 0 on success,	and >0 if an error oc-
       curs.

FILES
       /usr/ports/UPDATING  port update	news
       /usr/ports/INDEX	    port index file
       /usr/ports/MOVED	    record of port renames and deletions

EXAMPLES
       Basic normal operation:

	     portupdate-scan

       To include details of installed/uninstalled ports for MIXED sections:

	     portupdate-scan -m

SEE ALSO
       ports(7)

AUTHORS
       Alex Stangl <alex@stangl.us>

BUGS
       The concept of machine-interpreting the AFFECTS:	line in	/usr/ports/UP-
       DATING, which were intended for human consumption, is dubious. It would
       be nice to evolve some more robust method for communicating this	infor-
       mation.

FreeBSD	ports 15.0	       November	5, 2007		    PORTUPDATE-SCAN(8)

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