Good point. I set up my routine upgrade script many years ago, before I understood much about how MacPorts (and port) works. While fixing this disconnect I found a couple of other usages that weren’t quite what I wanted.
Jim 3222 NE 89th St Seattle, WA 98115 (206) 430-0109 > On Mar 10, 2022, at 12:34 AM, Ryan Schmidt <ryandes...@macports.org> wrote: > > On Mar 9, 2022, at 17:13, James Secan wrote: >> >> when I run "port upgrade installed -u outdated” > > This command doesn't make a great deal of sense. You're asking MacPorts to > upgrade the "installed" ports (which includes those those that are outdated > and those that aren't) and also the "outdated" ports (those that are > outdated). It would be simpler and more efficient to just run "sudo port -u > upgrade outdated". Single-dash/single-letter flags like "-u" go after "port" > and before the action (the action in this case being "upgrade"). > > For completeness, "-u" means "uninstall inactive ports"; if you want to keep > inactive ports, for example as a safeguard so that you could return to them > in case something is wrong with the new version, then don't use "-u". When > you eventually run "sudo port reclaim", that will get rid of the inactive > versions. > > MacPorts reminds to run "sudo port reclaim" if you have not done so in a few > weeks, unless you have configured MacPorts not to remind you.
