git: 8900283fa37f - main - pkg.7: Add example for fetching package for different FreeBSD versions

From: Christos Margiolis <christos_at_FreeBSD.org>
Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2025 13:30:06 UTC
The branch main has been updated by christos:

URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=8900283fa37f6555055d8af5ffa1a5a2fbe2940e

commit 8900283fa37f6555055d8af5ffa1a5a2fbe2940e
Author:     Christos Margiolis <christos@FreeBSD.org>
AuthorDate: 2025-04-01 13:29:50 +0000
Commit:     Christos Margiolis <christos@FreeBSD.org>
CommitDate: 2025-04-01 13:29:50 +0000

    pkg.7: Add example for fetching package for different FreeBSD versions
    
    MFC after:      1 week
    Reviewed by:    bapt
    Differential Revision:  https://reviews.freebsd.org/D49580
---
 usr.sbin/pkg/pkg.7 | 7 ++++++-
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/usr.sbin/pkg/pkg.7 b/usr.sbin/pkg/pkg.7
index 605653bbd8c6..982fd8ecaeb3 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/pkg/pkg.7
+++ b/usr.sbin/pkg/pkg.7
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 .\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
 .\" SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
-.Dd August 24, 2022
+.Dd March 30, 2025
 .Dt PKG 7
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -313,6 +313,11 @@ Check installed packages for checksum mismatches:
 .Pp
 Check for missing dependencies:
 .Dl # pkg check -d -a
+.Pp
+Fetch a package for a different
+.Fx
+version, along with all its dependencies:
+.Dl # pkg -o ABI=FreeBSD:15:amd64 -o IGNORE_OSVERSION=yes fetch -o destdir -d perl
 .Sh SEE ALSO
 .Xr ports 7 ,
 .Xr pkg 8