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.Dd February 8, 2012
.Dt PORTINDEX 5
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm INDEX
.Nd "File containing information about the state of the ports tree"
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The port index file in
.Pa /usr/ports
contains various bits of information about the ports tree.
Each major branch of
.Fx
has a separate index file, named
.Dq INDEX- Ns Ar N ,
where
.Ar N
is the major version number of the
.Fx
branch, i.e.:
.Pa INDEX-7 ,
or
.Pa INDEX-8 .
.Bl -tag -compact -width indent
.It Cm \&name
The name of the package.
.It Cm \&path
The path to the port directory.
.It Cm \&install prefix
The default install prefix.
.It Cm \&short description
A short description.
.It Cm \&full description
The path to the full description.
.It Cm \&maintainer email
The email address of the maintainer.
.It Cm \&index
The categories this port is part of.
.It Cm \&build dependencies
Ports required to be installed prior to building this port.
.It Cm \&run dependencies
Ports required to be installed for this port to run.
.It Cm \&website
The project website for the port.
.It Cm \&e-deps
Ports that may be required to extract this port.
.It Cm \&p-deps
Ports that may be required to patch this port.
.It Cm \&f-deps
Ports that may be required to fetch this port.
.El
.Sh FILES
.Bl -tag -width /usr/ports/INDEX-8
.It Pa /usr/ports/INDEX- Ns Ar N
where
.Ar N
is the major version number of the
.Fx
branch.
.El
.Sh EXAMPLES
.Bd -literal
vim-6.3.15|/usr/ports/editors/vim|/usr/local|Vi "workalike", with many additional features|/usr/ports/editors/vim/pkg-descr|obrien@FreeBSD.org|editors|libiconv-1.9.2_1|libiconv-1.9.2_1|http://www.vim.org/|||
.Ed
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr build 7 ,
.Xr csup 1 ,
.Xr ports 7
.Sh AUTHORS
.An -nosplit
This manual page was written by
.An Paul Armstrong
and
.An Thomas Abthorpe Aq tabthorpe@FreeBSD.org .