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portindex

PORTINDEX(5)						      BSD File Formats Manual						      PORTINDEX(5)

NAME

     INDEX -- File containing information about the state of the ports tree

DESCRIPTION

     The port index file in /usr/ports contains various bits of information about the ports tree.  Each major branch of FreeBSD has a separate
     index file, named ``INDEX-N'', where N is the major version number of the FreeBSD branch, i.e.: INDEX-7, or INDEX-8.

     name	 The name of the package.

     path	 The path to the port directory.

     install prefix
		 The default install prefix.

     short description
		 A short description.

     full description
		 The path to the full description.

     maintainer email
		 The email address of the maintainer.

     index	 The categories this port is part of.

     build dependencies
		 Ports required to be installed prior to building this port.

     run dependencies
		 Ports required to be installed for this port to run.

     website	 The project website for the port.

     e-deps	 Ports that may be required to extract this port.

     p-deps	 Ports that may be required to patch this port.

     f-deps	 Ports that may be required to fetch this port.

FILES

     /usr/ports/INDEX-N    where N is the major version number of the FreeBSD branch.

EXAMPLES

     vim-6.3.15|/usr/ports/editors/vim|/usr/local|Vi "workalike", with many additional features|/usr/ports/editors/vim/pkg-descr|obrien@FreeBSD.org|editors|libiconv-1.9.2_1|libiconv-1.9.2_1|http://www.vim.org/|||

SEE ALSO

     build(7), ports(7)

AUTHORS

     This manual page was written by Paul Armstrong and Thomas Abthorpe <tabthorpe@FreeBSD.org>.

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								 October 14, 2012							       BSD