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.TH "PORT\-ARCHIVE" "1" "2\&.10\&.3" "MacPorts 2\&.10\&.3" "MacPorts Manual"
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.SH "NAME"
port-archive \- Create an archive of a port\&.
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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\fBport\fR [\fB\-vdqysbckpotf\fR] [\fB\-D\fR \fIportdir\fR] \fBarchive\fR
     [[\fIportname\fR | \fIpseudo\-portname\fR | \fIport\-expressions\fR | \fIport\-url\fR]]
     [+/\-variant \&...]
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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\fBport archive\fR will create the port image (also called archive) for a port but will not actually install the port\(cqs files\&. In a nutshell, \fBport archive\fR is like \fBinstall\fR, but without the implicit \fBactivate\fR at the end\&. See \fBport-install\fR(1) and \fBport-activate\fR(1) and the \fBPORT IMAGES\fR section for details\&. The created port image can be located using \fBport-location\fR(1),
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You can choose multiple variants, by specifying +name, which indicates the variant is desired, or \-name, indicating the contrary\&.
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Global variants will be applied as specified in \fBvariants.conf\fR(5)\&.
.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 "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-activate\fR(1), \fBport-info\fR(1), \fBport-variants\fR(1), \fBvariants.conf\fR(5)
.SH "AUTHORS"
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(C) 2014 The MacPorts Project
Clemens Lang <cal@macports\&.org>
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.SH "EXTERNAL REFERENCES"
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The MacPorts Guide
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\%https://guide.macports.org/#internals.images
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