well you can always do

/usr/libexec/locate.updatedb
locate ports| grep wget

and cd to the port directory for wget

make install clean

:)

or

portinstall ftp/wget





On Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 9:05 AM, Mahesh Aravind <[email protected]> wrote:

> >From: Basil Kurian <[email protected]>
> >To: "This List discusses GNU/Linux & GNU, GPL Software"
> ><[email protected]>
> >Sent: Mon, 27 September, 2010 11:12:21 PM
> >Subject: Re: [ILUG-Cochin.org] BSD-GNU Differences (was Libre)
> >
>
> >
> > The Ports system is the thing in FreeBSD which i like most. Next good
> thing is
>
> >the Packet Filter in OpenBSD.
> >
>
> Ports is good. But from what I read there, it isn't as forgiving as APT.
> The new
> aptitude is takes up from an unclean install, power failure etc. Then you
> have
> apt-source if you want to compile your own :)
>
> But then again, YMMV.
>
> >
> >
> >I just documented everything which i find relevant in a wiki. I placing
> the link
> >
> >here. May be it will be useful for someone here
> >
> >http://wiki.basil-kurian.co.cc/index.php/FreeBSD_basics
>
> An excellent list! :D
>
> Isn't curl present in FreeBSD? Curl can be better than wget, at times.
>
> chflags also has a ext3/4 equivalent -- chattr. lsattr lists the
> attributes,
> which enables you to see if immutable bit is set or not.
>
> The details are abundant, but not compelling enough to say FreeBSD is
> superior
> :)
>
> No offense!
>
> -- Mahesh Aravind
>
>
>
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