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From: dwhite@anshar.shadow.net (Don Whiteside)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Easy way to grab ports dir
Date: 12 Jun 1995 20:35:04 -0400
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While the docs say it is included now, I can't find the ports directory 
anwhere on this fresh setup. Jordan once posted a one liner for grabbing 
the whole ports tree - anyone know/remember it? Some whacky ftp/tar trick 
that I can't seem to replicate. <shrug> Someone help me out...

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