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authordougb <dougb@FreeBSD.org>2010-04-10 12:43:04 +0800
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Update for version 2.21 part 2: Document necessary environment variables
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diff --git a/ports-mgmt/portmaster/files/portmaster.8 b/ports-mgmt/portmaster/files/portmaster.8
index 0592d6698248..f0b58a816ea4 100644
--- a/ports-mgmt/portmaster/files/portmaster.8
+++ b/ports-mgmt/portmaster/files/portmaster.8
@@ -442,6 +442,8 @@ For updating ports when no
directory is present the
.Fl PP|--packages-only
option is required.
+See the ENVIRONMENT section below for additional
+requirements.
.It Fl l
list all installed ports by category
.It Fl L
@@ -540,6 +542,21 @@ and
variables
are set to the full package name string and version
of the existing package being replaced, if any.
+.Pp
+When using the
+.Fl -index-only
+option the
+.Ev PACKAGES
+and
+.Ev INDEXDIR
+variables must each be set to a dirctory where the
+superuser has write permissions.
+Other useful variables include:
+.Bd -literal
+MASTER_SITE_INDEX (default http://www.FreeBSD.org/ports/)
+FETCHINDEX (default fetch -am -o)
+INDEXFILE (default auto per FreeBSD version)
+.Ed
.Sh FILES
.Bl -tag -width "1234" -compact
.It Pa /usr/local/etc/portmaster.rc