On 07/08/2025 16:57, Mark Millard wrote:
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Actually the file indicates that /var/cache/pkg/FreeBSD-*.pkg
files would be deleted by the "pkg clean" (if -n had not been
provided):
QUOTE
The following package files will be deleted:
/var/cache/pkg/FreeBSD-libexecinfo-dev-lib32-15.snap20250715051601~2b1b4b0e75.pkg
/var/cache/pkg/FreeBSD-telnet-man-15.snap20241026125659.pkg
. . .
/var/cache/pkg/FreeBSD-bsdinstall-dbg-15.snap20250720000631.pkg
/var/cache/pkg/FreeBSD-libexecinfo-dbg-15.snap20250720000631.pkg
The cleanup will free 1 GiB
END QUOTE
I do not know if this would be desired vs. not.
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Personally, I would rarely clean the cache.
I think, we're partly experimenting with what's possible; not
necessarily what's recommended (or desirable).
I might demonstrate the effect of -fqy but that's certainly not a
recommendation; and so on.
HTH
