This is the FreeBSD Ports Collection.  For an easy to use

WEB-based interface to it, please see:



	https://www.FreeBSD.org/ports



For general information on the Ports Collection, please see the

FreeBSD Handbook ports section which is available from:



	https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/ports/

		for the latest official version

	or:

	The ports(7) manual page (man ports).



These will explain how to use ports and packages.



If you would like to search for a port, you can do so easily by

saying (in /usr/ports):



	make search name="<name>"

	or:

	make search key="<keyword>"



which will generate a list of all ports matching <name> or <keyword>.

make search also supports wildcards, such as:



	make search name="gtk*"



For information about contributing to FreeBSD ports, please see the Porter's

Handbook, available at:



	https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/porters-handbook/



NOTE:  This tree will GROW significantly in size during normal usage!

The distribution tar files can and do accumulate in /usr/ports/distfiles,

and the individual ports will also use up lots of space in their work

subdirectories unless you remember to "make clean" after you're done

building a given port.  /usr/ports/distfiles can also be periodically

cleaned without ill-effect.