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Date: Wed, 04 Oct 2023 14:46:27 UTC
The branch main has been updated by emaste:
URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=30beebe444f5f415a388be9df91107246bd32674
commit 30beebe444f5f415a388be9df91107246bd32674
Author: Ed Maste <emaste@FreeBSD.org>
AuthorDate: 2023-09-29 15:47:41 +0000
Commit: Ed Maste <emaste@FreeBSD.org>
CommitDate: 2023-10-04 14:45:57 +0000
freebsd-update: add a note about when files may be deleted
Files under /var/db/freebsd-update are required during the upgrade
process, and to support rollback. They may be deleted if no upgrade is
in progress and rollback will not be required.
PR: 273601
Reviewed by: bcr
Sponsored by: The FreeBSD Foundation
Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D42022
---
usr.sbin/freebsd-update/freebsd-update.8 | 8 ++++++--
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/usr.sbin/freebsd-update/freebsd-update.8 b/usr.sbin/freebsd-update/freebsd-update.8
index 471ae359c917..0d50ac8822de 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/freebsd-update/freebsd-update.8
+++ b/usr.sbin/freebsd-update/freebsd-update.8
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
.\" IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
.\" POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
.\"
-.Dd September 10, 2022
+.Dd October 4, 2023
.Dt FREEBSD-UPDATE 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -251,7 +251,11 @@ configuration file.
.It Pa /var/db/freebsd-update/
Default location where
.Nm
-stores temporary files and downloaded updates.
+stores temporary files, downloaded updates, and files required for rollback.
+All files under
+.Pa /var/db/freebsd-update/
+may be deleted if an upgrade is not in progress and rollback will not be
+required.
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr freebsd-version 1 ,