openbsd/ports

Read-only git conversion of OpenBSD's official cvs ports repository. Pull requests not accepted - send diffs to the ports@ mailing list.

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Documentation for the ports tree includes:

ports(7)		https://man.openbsd.org/ports.7
packages(7)		https://man.openbsd.org/packages.7
mirroring-ports(7)	https://man.openbsd.org/mirroring-ports.7
library-specs(7)	https://man.openbsd.org/library-specs.7
bsd.port.mk(5)		https://man.openbsd.org/bsd.port.mk.5
bsd.port.arch.mk(5)	https://man.openbsd.org/bsd.port.arch.mk.5
port-modules(5)		https://man.openbsd.org/port-modules.5

And for bulk builds:

dpb(1)			https://man.openbsd.org/dpb.1
bulk(8)			https://man.openbsd.org/bulk.8
proot(1)		https://man.openbsd.org/proot.1

Also see the OpenBSD Porter's Handbook
https://www.openbsd.org/faq/ports/

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Read-only git conversion of OpenBSD's official cvs ports repository. Pull requests not accepted - send diffs to the ports@ mailing list.

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576

154,753 commits

updated Sep 20, 2026

www.openbsd.org

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	Software Sandboxing: The Basics (2025) > At that time, its researchers have modified Chromium to make use of Capsicum and compared how much effort was required to make use of each sandboxing mechanism within Chromium. [..] If you’re only going to study one sandboxing mechanism in your life, it should be Capsicum. To this date, I have…	0	Sep 20, 2026

README

Documentation for the ports tree includes:

ports(7)		https://man.openbsd.org/ports.7
packages(7)		https://man.openbsd.org/packages.7
mirroring-ports(7)	https://man.openbsd.org/mirroring-ports.7
library-specs(7)	https://man.openbsd.org/library-specs.7
bsd.port.mk(5)		https://man.openbsd.org/bsd.port.mk.5
bsd.port.arch.mk(5)	https://man.openbsd.org/bsd.port.arch.mk.5
port-modules(5)		https://man.openbsd.org/port-modules.5

And for bulk builds:

dpb(1)			https://man.openbsd.org/dpb.1
bulk(8)			https://man.openbsd.org/bulk.8
proot(1)		https://man.openbsd.org/proot.1

Also see the OpenBSD Porter's Handbook
https://www.openbsd.org/faq/ports/

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