Portsnap is an alternative system for distributing the Ports Collection. Please refer to Using Portsnap for a detailed description of all Portsnap features.
First download a compressed snapshot of the Ports:
If it’s the first time running portsnap…
# portsnap fetch extract
If you already have a populated /usr/ports and you are just updating…
# portsnap fetch update
A quick useful tip to check the outdated ports installed locally and their updates…
# portversion -vL=
To upgrade all of the outdated ports…
# portupgrade -a
To upgrade one or more ports…
# portupgrade bash bzip2 conky