One thing that might be useful is sudo install manopen That will install a tool that lets you read "man[ual] pages" easily for the unix-y tools installed on your system. Many programs (probably including gimp -- I haven't tried it) that come from the unix world are / were documented using "man pages", and this lets you read them.
Once it's installed you can read the manpage for ports, for instance -- (although that may be like trying to drink from a firehose). Still it shows you one way to find what other programs are available. On the other hand, the MacPorts Homepage is probably even more convenient -- joe [email protected] On Jun 12, 2010, at 12:19 PM, John Essam wrote: > Thanks Ryan and everyone, very impressed with all the help, to be honest the > best support I have ever come across with anything, free or paid for, spot > on. I wish I could help other in the forum but you guys seem way above what I > know. The gimp program seems to work fantastically, much better than with the > OX install package on the gimp page, that's just my opinion. So basically > anytime I want to install a freeware or shareware product I do it through > Macports sudo port install (name of product). Is there other stuff I can > do with Macports? > > Kind regards john
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