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<p>Each distribution of FreeBSD includes several documentation
files describing the particular distribution (RELEASE,
SNAPSHOTs, etc.). These files typically include:</p>
<ul>
<li>README: General introduction.</li>
<li>Release Notes: Information about changes from the
previous release of FreeBSD.</li>
<li>Hardware Notes: A list of hardware devices known to work
with FreeBSD.</li>
<li>Installation Instructions: A brief guide to installing
FreeBSD.</li>
<li>Errata: Late-breaking news, including corrections,
security advisories, and potential problems found after each
release.</li>
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<p>Of the files listed above, the release notes, hardware notes, and
installation instructions are customized for each architecture
supported by FreeBSD.</p>
<h2>RELEASE versions of FreeBSD</h2>
<p>The release documentation for each -RELEASE version of FreeBSD
(for example, &rel.current;-RELEASE) can be found on the
<a href="releases/index.html">releases</a> page of
the FreeBSD Web site, as well as its mirrors.</p>
<p>These files (usually in both HTML and text forms) can be found
in the top-level directory of each distribution (whether on
CD-ROM, an FTP site, or the install floppy disks).</p>
<h2>Snapshot versions of FreeBSD</h2>
<p>The release documentation files for snapshots can generally be
found in the top-level directory of each snapshot.</p>
<h2>Documentation for -CURRENT and -STABLE</h2>
<p>Automatically-generated HTML versions of the release
documentation for FreeBSD -CURRENT and FreeBSD -STABLE are
available on the FreeBSD Web site. These documents are
continually changing; the versions on the Web site are rebuilt
at the same time that the rest of the Web site is updated.</p>
<h3>FreeBSD -CURRENT Release Documentation</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="&base;/relnotes/CURRENT/readme/index.html">README</a></li>
<li><a href="&base;/relnotes/CURRENT/relnotes/index.html">Release Notes</a></li>
<li><a href="&base;/relnotes/CURRENT/hardware/index.html">Hardware Notes</a></li>
<li><a href="&base;/relnotes/CURRENT/errata/index.html">Errata</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>FreeBSD 8-STABLE Release Documentation</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="&base;/relnotes/8-STABLE/readme/index.html">README</a></li>
<li><a href="&base;/relnotes/8-STABLE/relnotes/index.html">Release Notes</a></li>
<li><a href="&base;/relnotes/8-STABLE/hardware/index.html">Hardware Notes</a></li>
<li><a href="&base;/relnotes/8-STABLE/errata/index.html">Errata</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>FreeBSD 7-STABLE Release Documentation</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="&base;/relnotes/7-STABLE/readme/index.html">README</a></li>
<li><a href="&base;/relnotes/7-STABLE/relnotes/index.html">Release Notes</a></li>
<li><a href="&base;/relnotes/7-STABLE/hardware/index.html">Hardware Notes</a></li>
<li><a href="&base;/relnotes/7-STABLE/errata/index.html">Errata</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>FreeBSD 6-STABLE Release Documentation</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="&base;/relnotes/6-STABLE/readme/index.html">README</a></li>
<li>Release Notes:
<a href="&base;/relnotes/6-STABLE/relnotes/alpha/index.html">alpha</a>,
<a href="&base;/relnotes/6-STABLE/relnotes/amd64/index.html">amd64</a>,
<a href="&base;/relnotes/6-STABLE/relnotes/i386/index.html">i386</a>,
<a href="&base;/relnotes/6-STABLE/relnotes/ia64/index.html">ia64</a>,
<a href="&base;/relnotes/6-STABLE/relnotes/pc98/index.html">pc98</a>,
<a href="&base;/relnotes/6-STABLE/relnotes/sparc64/index.html">sparc64</a></li>
<li>Hardware Notes:
<a href="&base;/relnotes/6-STABLE/hardware/alpha/index.html">alpha</a>,
<a href="&base;/relnotes/6-STABLE/hardware/amd64/index.html">amd64</a>,
<a href="&base;/relnotes/6-STABLE/hardware/i386/index.html">i386</a>,
<a href="&base;/relnotes/6-STABLE/hardware/ia64/index.html">ia64</a>,
<a href="&base;/relnotes/6-STABLE/hardware/pc98/index.html">pc98</a>,
<a href="&base;/relnotes/6-STABLE/hardware/sparc64/index.html">sparc64</a></li>
<li>Installation Instructions:
<a href="&base;/relnotes/6-STABLE/installation/alpha/index.html">alpha</a>,
<a href="&base;/relnotes/6-STABLE/installation/amd64/index.html">amd64</a>,
<a href="&base;/relnotes/6-STABLE/installation/i386/index.html">i386</a>,
<a href="&base;/relnotes/6-STABLE/installation/ia64/index.html">ia64</a>,
<a href="&base;/relnotes/6-STABLE/installation/pc98/index.html">pc98</a>,
<a href="&base;/relnotes/6-STABLE/installation/sparc64/index.html">sparc64</a></li>
<li><a href="&base;/relnotes/6-STABLE/errata/index.html">Errata</a></li>
</ul>
<h2>Other Sites</h2>
<p>Single-file HTML, PDF, and text renderings of the release
documentation for FreeBSD -CURRENT, -STABLE, and recent -RELEASE
versions can be found at the <a
href="http://people.FreeBSD.org/~bmah/relnotes/">Release
Documentation Snapshot Site</a>. The renderings on this page
are updated at irregular, but frequent intervals.</p>
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