Re: PKGBASE Removes FreeBSD Base System Feature

Reply: David Chisnall : "Re: PKGBASE Removes FreeBSD Base System Feature"
In reply to: David Chisnall : "Re: PKGBASE Removes FreeBSD Base System Feature"
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From: DutchDaemon - FreeBSD Forums Administrator <DutchDaemon_at_FreeBSD.org>
Date: Fri, 08 Aug 2025 14:59:54 UTC

On 8/8/2025 4:20 PM, David Chisnall wrote:
> Every upgrade flow I have on every FreeBSD machine I use is simplified by pkgbase.  Having fewer tools is a usability win.  Having a single command upgrade everything is a usability win.  If you*want to* upgrade only some things, that’s one extra command-line flag.
Just to clarify things from an inverse perspective: in a pkgbase 
scenario, how would one go about deleting all ports, and only ports? 
What would the new pkg command be?