--- portmaster.8.orig 2014-06-18 12:40:04.000000000 -0600 +++ portmaster.8 2014-06-18 12:39:15.000000000 -0600 @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ .\" .\" $FreeBSD$ .\" -.Dd December 12, 2011 +.Dd June 18, 2014 .Dt PORTMASTER 8 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -835,20 +835,20 @@ .Pp Using .Nm -to do a complete reinstallation of all your ports: +to do a complete reinstallation of all ports: .Dl "1. portmaster --list-origins > ~/installed-port-list" -.Dl "2. Update your ports tree" +.Dl "2. Update the ports tree" .Dl "3. portmaster -ty --clean-distfiles" -.Dl "4. portmaster --check-port-dbdir" -.Dl "5. portmaster -Faf" -.Dl "6. pkg_delete -a" -.Dl "7. rm -rf /usr/local/lib/compat/pkg" -.Dl "8. Back up any files in /usr/local you wish to save," +.Dl "4. portmaster -Faf" +.Dl "5. pkg_delete -afy" +.Dl "6. rm -rf /usr/local/lib/compat/pkg" +.Dl "7. Back up any files in /usr/local you wish to save," .Dl " such as configuration files in /usr/local/etc" -.Dl "9. Manually check /usr/local and /var/db/pkg" +.Dl "8. Manually check /usr/local and /var/db/pkg" .Dl " to make sure that they are really empty" -.Dl "10. Re-install portmaster" -.Dl "11. portmaster `cat ~/installed-port-list`" +.Dl "9. Install ports-mgmt/pkg and then ports-mgmt/portmaster." +.Dl " Remove both from ~/installed-port-list." +.Dl "10. portmaster --no-confirm `cat ~/installed-port-list`" .Pp You probably want to use the -D option for the installation and then run --clean-distfiles [-y] again when you are done.