How to use snapshots

[Joel]

(reformatted, to maintain the thread)

> > > ftp://current.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/snapshots/   looks like
> > install disc1
> > > content.
> > >
> > > How or what do I need to run to use this to update my system?
> > >
> > > Been to the official handbook with no luck.
> > 
> > It's exactly like any other install image.
> > Boot the floppies and do a binary upgrade.
> 
> I have no idea what you mean by those statements.
> What floppies are you talking about?
> What does what you say have to do with system snapshots.
> 
> How do I download the snapshot version with all the files and
> sub-directors?
> 
> This snapshot URL must be a normal thing available to the general
> FreeBSD user.
> So there must be some pre-canned way to download and use it.
> How do I find this out?

Read this whole section:

http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cutting-edge.html

Note, in particular, under the heading 

    19.2.2.3 Using FreeBSD-STABLE

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