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10 desktops, and embedded platforms. A large community has
11 continually developed it for more than thirty years. Its
12 advanced networking, security, and storage features have
13 made FreeBSD the platform of choice for many of the
14 busiest web sites and most pervasive embedded networking
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25 https://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/kernelconfig.html
26 for more information, including setting make(1) variables.
31 bin System/user commands.
33 cddl Various commands and libraries under the Common Development
34 and Distribution License.
36 contrib Packages contributed by 3rd parties.
38 crypto Cryptography stuff (see crypto/README).
40 etc Template files for /etc.
42 gnu Various commands and libraries under the GNU Public License.
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45 include System include files.
47 kerberos5 Kerberos5 (Heimdal) package.
51 libexec System daemons.
53 release Release building Makefile & associated tools.
55 rescue Build system for statically linked /rescue utilities.
59 secure Cryptographic libraries and commands.
61 share Shared resources.
63 stand Boot loader sources.
67 sys/<arch>/conf Kernel configuration files. GENERIC is the configuration
68 used in release builds. NOTES contains documentation of
71 tests Regression tests which can be run by Kyua. See tests/README
72 for additional information.
74 tools Utilities for regression testing and miscellaneous tasks.
76 usr.bin User commands.
78 usr.sbin System administration commands.
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