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---
title: FreeBSD Porter's Handbook
authors:
- author: The FreeBSD Documentation Project
copyright: 2000-2023 The FreeBSD Documentation Project
description: Essential reading if you plan on providing a port of a third party piece of software
trademarks: ["freebsd", "sun", "unix", "general"]
tags: ["FreeBSD Porter's Handbook", "Porting", "FreeBSD Ports Collection"]
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---
= FreeBSD Porter's Handbook
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