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.TH "PORT\-ACTIVATE" "1" "2014\-08\-16" "MacPorts 2\&.3\&.99" "MacPorts Manual"
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.SH "NAME"
port-activate, port-deactivate \- Change active version of an installed port
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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\fBport\fR [\fB\-vdf\fR] [\fB\-D\fR \fIportdir\fR] \fBactivate\fR
     [\-\-no\-exec]
     [[\fIportname\fR | \fIpseudo\-portname\fR | \fIport\-expressions\fR | \fIport\-url\fR]]
     [\fI@version\fR]
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\fBport\fR [\fB\-vdf\fR] [\fB\-D\fR \fIportdir\fR] \fBdeactivate\fR
     [\-\-no\-exec]
     [[\fIportname\fR | \fIpseudo\-portname\fR | \fIport\-expressions\fR | \fIport\-url\fR]]
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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\fBport activate\fR will set the status of an previously installed version of a port to active\&. The passed ports have to reference already installed versions\&.
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\fBport deactivate\fR will set the status of a port to inactive\&. The passed ports have to be active at the moment\&. You will be warned if this port has active dependents\&.
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If any version is active at the time of using \fBport activate\fR, it will be deactivated first\&. This can be used to switch from one version to another\&.
.SH "PORT IMAGES"
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MacPorts has the ability to install multiple versions or different variant selections of the same port\&. The files will be stored in an intermediate location as \fIarchives\fR, which allows to switch between the versions\&. Only one version can be active at a time\&. On activation, files will be copied to their intended place in \fIprefix\fR\&.
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More information on this topic can be found in the \m[blue]\fBThe MacPorts Guide\fR\m[]\&\s-2\u[1]\d\s+2\&.
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To check the current status of a specific port, use \fB\fBport-installed\fR(1)\fR\&.
.SH "OPTIONS"
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\fB\-\-no\-exec\fR
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Do not execute any stored pre\- or post\-uninstall procedures\&.
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.SH "GLOBAL OPTIONS"
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Please see the section \fBGLOBAL OPTIONS\fR in the \fBport\fR(1) man page for a description of global port options\&.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
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\fBport\fR(1), \fBport-install\fR(1), \fBport-installed\fR(1), \fBport-deactivate\fR(1)
.SH "AUTHORS"
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(C) 2009 The MacPorts Project
Rainer Mueller <raimue@macports\&.org>
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.SH "EXTERNAL REFERENCES"
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The MacPorts Guide
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\%http://guide.macports.org/#internals.images
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