Re: How to use snapshots

[Joel]

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(B> > > ftp://current.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/snapshots/   looks like
(B> > install disc1
(B> > > content.
(B> > >
(B> > > How or what do I need to run to use this to update my system?
(B> > >
(B> > > Been to the official handbook with no luck.
(B> > 
(B> > It's exactly like any other install image.
(B> > Boot the floppies and do a binary upgrade.
(B> 
(B> I have no idea what you mean by those statements.
(B> What floppies are you talking about?
(B> What does what you say have to do with system snapshots.
(B> 
(B> How do I download the snapshot version with all the files and
(B> sub-directors?
(B> 
(B> This snapshot URL must be a normal thing available to the general
(B> FreeBSD user.
(B> So there must be some pre-canned way to download and use it.
(B> How do I find this out?
(B
(BRead this whole section:
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(Bhttp://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cutting-edge.html
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(BNote, in particular, under the heading 
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(B    19.2.2.3 Using FreeBSD-STABLE
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