293517 2026-03-01 02:22:26 +0000 Cease recommending 'freebsd-update fetch install' 2026-03-27 22:51:49 +0000 1 1 1 Unclassified Documentation Books & Articles Latest Any Any Closed FIXED https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=258918 https://github.com/freebsd/freebsd-doc/blob/22313159f103d297235c222c53b0ad06c069650e/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/virtualization/_index.adoc?plain=1#L738-L739 --- Affects Some People --- 1 grahamperrin ziaee dnpowers ziaee oldest_to_newest 1409410 0 grahamperrin 2026-03-01 02:22:26 +0000 Combined use of the fetch and install commands is no longer recommended. <https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/virtualization/#qemu-grab> should be updated. grahamperrin@mowa219-gjp4 ~> cd dev/freebsd/doc/ grahamperrin@mowa219-gjp4 ~/d/f/doc (main)> git pull --ff-only Already up-to-date. grahamperrin@mowa219-gjp4 ~/d/f/doc (main)> rg -il 'freebsd-update fetch install' . ./documentation/content/ru/books/handbook/virtualization/_index.adoc ./documentation/content/ru/books/handbook/virtualization/_index.po ./documentation/content/en/books/handbook/virtualization/_index.adoc ./documentation/content/en/books/handbook/virtualization/_index.po grahamperrin@mowa219-gjp4 ~/d/f/doc (main)> 1409413 1 grahamperrin 2026-03-01 02:35:03 +0000 Examples of correct usage include doc 1fcf388d7d2f and <https://www.freebsd.org/releases/15.0R/installation/#upgrade-binary>. ---- Also, a possible bug report for the src tree: <https://man.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=freebsd-update&sektion=8&manpath=freebsd-current#COMMANDS> "any one" (not more than one), is that consistent with the synopsis? <https://man.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=freebsd-update&sektion=8&manpath=freebsd-current#SYNOPSIS> ends with: > command ... 1414225 2 ziaee 2026-03-27 02:14:52 +0000 This is true. Thanks graham. 1414226 3 commit-hook 2026-03-27 02:33:26 +0000 A commit in branch main references this bug: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/doc/commit/?id=80003f7fe77af1313aa7ece6836f05da49db25f6 commit 80003f7fe77af1313aa7ece6836f05da49db25f6 Author: Kit Dallege <xaum.io@gmail.com> AuthorDate: 2026-03-27 02:00:37 +0000 Commit: Alexander Ziaee <ziaee@FreeBSD.org> CommitDate: 2026-03-27 02:31:46 +0000 handbook/virtualization: Fix freebsd-update syntax Split freebsd-update fetch and install into two subcommands. If running an EoL FreeBSD, running the two in one command can fail to perform the install. This matches what was done elsewhere in the tree. PR: 293517 Reported by: Graham Perrin Signed-off-by: Kit Dallege <xaum.io@gmail.com> Closes: https://github.com/freebsd/freebsd-doc/pull/632 documentation/content/en/books/handbook/virtualization/_index.adoc | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)