// $Id: port-activate.1.txt 65836 2010-04-01 21:39:04Z raimue@macports.org $ // vim: set et sw=4 ts=8 ft=asciidoc tw=80: port-activate(1) =============== NAME ---- port-activate - Activate a previously installed version of a port SYNOPSIS -------- [verse] *port* [*-vdf*] [*-D* 'portdir'] *activate* [['portname' | 'pseudo-portname' | 'port-expressions' | 'port-url']] ['@version'] DESCRIPTION ----------- *port activate* will set the status of an previously installed version of a port to active. The passed ports have to reference to already installed versions. include::images.txt[] // [NOTE] There cannot be another version active at the time of using *port activate*, you would have to use *port deactivate* first to deactivate the current active port first. include::global-flags.txt[] SEE ALSO -------- linkman:port[1], linkman:port-install[1], linkman:port-installed[1], linkman:port-deactivate[1] AUTHORS ------- (C) 2009 The MacPorts Project (C) 2009 Rainer Mueller