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MacPort Cheat Sheet

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Installing

Installing vim with macport

$ port install vim

Searching, listing, querying

List installed ports

$ port installed

List dependencies of x

$ port deps python27

List dependencies of x recursively

$ port rdeps python27

List ports that depend on x

$ port dependents python27

Show the list of files in a port

$ port contents python27

Tells important information concerning setup and use of the port, for example that in order to set a python flavor to be default you have to do this step manually:

$ sudo port select --set python python27
$ port notes python27

Shows available versions and the currently active version of a package ( port select virtualenv virtualenv27 )

$ port select virtualenv

Dry run

Dry run, works with all commands, shows what would be done

$ port -y install python27

Uninstalling

Uninstall package and all other ports that depend on it

$ sudo port uninstall --follow-dependents python27

Uninstall all installed versions (active or inactive) of a port

$ sudo port uninstall python27 and installed

Uninstall all installed versions of python27, py27-pip and all installed versions of gtk2

$ sudo port uninstall python27 and installed py27-pip gtk2 and installed

Uninstall all inactive (~outdated) ports

$ sudo port -u uninstall

Upgrading

Update the ports database

$ sudo port selfupdate

Upgrade all outdated ports (WARNING: this can take a long time, be near power source!)

$ sudo port upgrade outdated

Misc

/opt/local/etc/macports/variants.conf

$ locate variants.conf

/opt/local/etc/macports/macports.conf

$ locate macports.conf

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Information taken from: Wiki Titan2x

More information in: Trac Mac Ports