FreeBSD Documentation Project Primer for New Contributors
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# 1.2 Before You Start

This document assumes that you already know:

- How to maintain an up-to-date local copy of the FreeBSD documentation by maintaining a local copy of the FreeBSD CVS repository (using CVS and either CVSup or CTM) or by using CVSup to download just a checked-out copy.

- How to download and install new software using either the FreeBSD Ports system or pkg_add(1).

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