Re: Deletion of just installed port-packages (excluding base): success

Reply: Mark Millard : "Re: Deletion of just installed port-packages (excluding base): success"
In reply to: Mark Millard : "Re: Deletion of just installed port-packages (excluding base): success"
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From: Graham Perrin <grahamperrin_at_gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 07 Aug 2025 19:40:58 UTC

On 07/08/2025 16:57, Mark Millard wrote:
> … does not match the documented pkg delete -a
> behavior (no -f): …


(From Reddit) for --force in the Options section of pkg-delete(8), 
something like:

> … In combination with the -a or --all flag, deletes base packages (if 
> present) that form FreeBSD, and pkg(8) itself.
>
> Do not forcibly delete the operating system.

<https://man.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=pkg-delete&sektion=8&manpath=freebsd-ports#OPTIONS>