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Expand Up @@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ This chapter describes how to track the development system and the basic tools f

After reading this chapter, you will know:

* How to keep a FreeBSD system packages up-to-date with with `pkg update` and `pkg upgrade`.
* How to keep a FreeBSD system up-to-date with freebsd-update or Git.
* How to compare the state of an installed system against a known pristine copy.
* How to keep the installed documentation up-to-date with Git or documentation ports.
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Optionally, the package:devel/git[] port or package may be used.
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[[pkg-update-upgrade]]
== pkg upgrade

To update local repositories and upgrade packages, run the following commands:

[source,shell]
....
# pkg update
# pkg upgrade
....

[[updating-upgrading-freebsdupdate]]
== FreeBSD Update

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