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FREEBSD-UPDATE(8) FreeBSD System Manager's Manual FREEBSD-UPDATE(8) NAME freebsd-update -- fetch and install binary updates to FreeBSD SYNOPSIS freebsd-update [-b basedir] [-d workdir] [-f conffile] [-k KEY] [-s server] [-t address] command ... DESCRIPTION The freebsd-update tool is used to fetch, install, and rollback binary updates to the FreeBSD base system. OPTIONS The following options are supported -b basedir Operate on a system mounted at basedir. (default: /, or as given in the configuration file.) -d workdir Store working files in workdir. (default: /var/db/freebsd-update/, or as given in the configuration file.) -f conffile Read configuration options from conffile. (default: /etc/freebsd-update.conf) -k KEY Trust an RSA key with SHA256 of KEY. (default: read value from configuration file.) -s server Fetch files from the specified server or server pool. (default: read value from configuration file.) -t address Mail output of cron command, if any, to address. (default: root, or as given in the configuration file.) COMMANDS The command can be any one of the following: fetch Based on the currently installed world and the configuration options set, fetch all available binary updates. cron Sleep a random amount of time between 1 and 3600 seconds, then download updates as if the fetch command was used. If updates are downloaded, an email will be sent (to root or a different address if specified via the -t option or in the configuration file). As the name suggests, this command is designed for running from cron(8); the random delay serves to minimize the probability that a large number of machines will simultaneously attempt to fetch updates. install Install the most recently fetched updates. rollback Uninstall the most recently installed updates. TIPS o If your clock is set to local time, adding the line 0 3 * * * root /usr/sbin/freebsd-update cron to /etc/crontab will check for updates every night. If your block is set to UTC, please pick a random time other than 3AM, to avoid overly imposing an uneven load on the server(s) hosting the updates. FILES /etc/freebsd-update.conf Default location of the freebsd-update configu- ration file. /var/db/freebsd-update/ Default location where freebsd-update stores temporary files and downloaded updates. SEE ALSO freebsd-update.conf(5) AUTHORS Colin Percival <cperciva@FreeBSD.org> FreeBSD August 30, 2006 FreeBSD
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