Need apt-get update like command

apt-get update command updates the cache database of all packages from mirror.
Is there any command to do that for freebsd?
 
You don't need it. Forget what you've learned on Linux. Learn the FreeBSD way of doing things.
 
UNIXgod said:
Bit sensitive there eh?
No, just tired of Linux people migrating to FreeBSD and thinking the Linux way is the one and only way to do things.
 
cola said:
Hello,
I don't want to download ports to compile from source.

You have to do "portsnap fetch update" first to check if the ports (packages) have new versions available ("pkg_version"). To use only binary packages, do "portupgrade -PP" that installs available binaries only. Keep in mind that compiled binaries are available a few days later than ports updates, thus it is possible that no updated binaries are available for some time.
 
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