I do not know if I am right but I think he refers to this error, if you try tofreebsd-update fetch
you get an infinite loop. If you try control-c to "terminate" nothing happens.
:q
key combo. I got the same error running freebsd-update fetch
but never waited for it to go to the "skipping" part.Your advice leads to:
No bracket in top line (press RETURN)
20180808:
The default pager for most commands has been changed to "less". To
restore the old behavior, set PAGER="more" and MANPAGER="more -s" in
your environment.
With less you have to press q.