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| author | Ed Maste <emaste@FreeBSD.org> | 2023-09-29 15:47:41 +0000 |
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| committer | Ed Maste <emaste@FreeBSD.org> | 2023-10-04 14:45:57 +0000 |
| commit | 30beebe444f5f415a388be9df91107246bd32674 (patch) | |
| tree | ae69e6367a9ca4d3f2daeced0b2f10720b7093a5 | |
| parent | f7f4bd06a8d4e5d1e92d0d2905a68a2a03ed9c0c (diff) | |
freebsd-update: add a note about when files may be deleted
Files under /var/db/freebsd-update are required during the upgrade
process, and to support rollback. They may be deleted if no upgrade is
in progress and rollback will not be required.
PR: 273601
Reviewed by: bcr
Sponsored by: The FreeBSD Foundation
Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D42022
| -rw-r--r-- | usr.sbin/freebsd-update/freebsd-update.8 | 8 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/usr.sbin/freebsd-update/freebsd-update.8 b/usr.sbin/freebsd-update/freebsd-update.8 index 471ae359c917..0d50ac8822de 100644 --- a/usr.sbin/freebsd-update/freebsd-update.8 +++ b/usr.sbin/freebsd-update/freebsd-update.8 @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ .\" IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE .\" POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. .\" -.Dd September 10, 2022 +.Dd October 4, 2023 .Dt FREEBSD-UPDATE 8 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -251,7 +251,11 @@ configuration file. .It Pa /var/db/freebsd-update/ Default location where .Nm -stores temporary files and downloaded updates. +stores temporary files, downloaded updates, and files required for rollback. +All files under +.Pa /var/db/freebsd-update/ +may be deleted if an upgrade is not in progress and rollback will not be +required. .El .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr freebsd-version 1 , |