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.TH "PORT\-DIR" "1" "2014\-08\-16" "MacPorts 2\&.3\&.99" "MacPorts Manual"
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.SH "NAME"
port-dir, port-url, port-file, port-location, port-work \- Print paths for certain properties of a port
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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\fBport\fR [\fB\-D\fR \fIportdir\fR] \fBdir\fR
     [[\fIportname\fR | \fIpseudo\-portname\fR | \fIport\-expressions\fR | \fIport\-url\fR]]
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\fBport\fR [\fB\-D\fR \fIportdir\fR] \fBurl\fR
     [[\fIportname\fR | \fIpseudo\-portname\fR | \fIport\-expressions\fR | \fIport\-url\fR]]
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\fBport\fR [\fB\-D\fR \fIportdir\fR] \fBfile\fR
     [[\fIportname\fR | \fIpseudo\-portname\fR | \fIport\-expressions\fR | \fIport\-url\fR]]
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\fBport\fR [\fB\-q\fR] [\fB\-D\fR \fIportdir\fR] \fBlocation\fR
     [[\fIportname\fR | \fIpseudo\-portname\fR | \fIport\-expressions\fR | \fIport\-url\fR]]
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\fBport\fR [\fB\-D\fR \fIportdir\fR] \fBwork\fR
     [[\fIportname\fR | \fIpseudo\-portname\fR | \fIport\-expressions\fR | \fIport\-url\fR]]
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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These commands print a path for each given port\&. The meaning of the path differs by the command given:
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\fBport dir\fR prints the directory that contains the \fIPortfile\fR for the given port expression\&. This can be quite handy in your shell, if you want to locate a \fIPortfile\fR:
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cd $(port dir <portname>)
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\fBport url\fR prints a unique URL for the given port expression\&. This command mostly exists for historical reasons and isn\(cqt of much use nowadays\&.
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\fBport file\fR prints the path of the \fIPortfile\fR for the given port expression\&. This can be useful to locate a port\(cqs definition\&. Note that you can always get this by using \fBport dir\fR and appending \fIPortfile\fR\&. You could use \fBport file\fR in a shell to edit a Portfile, but note that you can also use \fBport-edit\fR(1) to achieve the same\&.
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\fBport location\fR only works for installed ports and prints the location of the archive MacPorts internally uses to be able to deactivate and activate a port\&. See \fBport-activate\fR(1) for more details on that\&. This command might be useful for you if you want to setup a local binary mirror of MacPorts packages that are not available from our official infrastructure due to licensing reasons\&.
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\fBport work\fR prints the path to the so\-called \fIwork\fR directory, i\&.e\&., the directory used by MacPorts to build a port\&. No output is generated if no build directory exists, e\&.g\&., because there is no unfinished build in progress for the given port\&. Work directories are deleted after successful installation or using \fBport-clean\fR(1)\&.
.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-edit\fR(1), \fBport-activate\fR(1), \fBport-clean\fR(1)
.SH "AUTHORS"
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(C) 2014 The MacPorts Project
Clemens Lang <cal@macports\&.org>
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