[Bug 297762] 15.1R update webpage contains command that does not work in csh

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Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2026 14:52:58 UTC
https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=297762

            Bug ID: 297762
           Summary: 15.1R update webpage contains command that does not
                    work in csh
           Product: Documentation
           Version: Latest
          Hardware: Any
                OS: Any
            Status: New
          Severity: Affects Many People
          Priority: ---
         Component: Website
          Assignee: doc@FreeBSD.org
          Reporter: kiboto6933@eyeremind.com

this url: https://www.freebsd.org/releases/15.1R/upgrading/

Fails in csh:

# pkg -oABI=FreeBSD:15:$(uname -p) -oOSVERSION=1501000 upgrade -r FreeBSD-base
Illegal variable name.

# echo $(uname -p)
Illegal variable name.

Works in sh.

the solution:

# pkg -oABI=FreeBSD:15:`uname -p` -oOSVERSION=1501000 upgrade -r FreeBSD-base

Forum thread:
https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/pkg-oabi-fails-on-amd64-in-csh-because-of-uname-p.103651/

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