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PORTINDEX(5)
PORTINDEX(5) FreeBSD File Formats Manual PORTINDEX(5)

NAME

INDEXFile 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>.
October 14, 2012 FreeBSD