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	[[third-party-programs]]			[[third-party-programs]]
	=== Third Party Programs			=== Third Party Programs

	In addition to the base distributions, FreeBSD offers a ported software collection with thousands of commonly sought-after programs. At the time of this writing, there were over {numports} ports! The list of ports ranges from http servers, to games, languages, editors, and almost everything in between. The entire Ports Collection requires approximately {ports-size}. To compile a port, you simply change to the directory of the program you wish to install, type `make install`, and let the system do the rest. The full original distribution for each port you build is retrieved dynamically so you need only enough disk space to build the ports you want. Almost every port is also provided as a pre-compiled "package", which can be installed with a simple command (`pkg install`) by those who do not wish to compile their own ports from source. More information on packages and ports can be found in crossref:ports[ports,Installing Applications: Packages and Ports].			In addition to the base distributions, FreeBSD offers a ported software collection with thousands of commonly sought-after programs. At the time of this writing, there were over {numports} ports! The list of ports ranges from http servers, to games, languages, editors, and almost everything in between. The entire Ports Collection requires approximately {ports-size}. To compile a port, you simply change to the directory of the program you wish to install, type `make install`, and let the system do the rest. The full original distribution for each port you build is retrieved dynamically so you need only enough disk space to build the ports you want. Almost every port is also provided as a pre-compiled "package", which can be installed with a simple command (`pkg install`) by those who do not wish to compile their own ports from source. More information on packages and ports can be found in crossref:ports[ports,Installing Applications: Packages and Ports].

	=== Additional Documentation			=== Additional Documentation

	All supported FreeBSD versions provide an option in the installer to install additional documentation under [.filename]#/usr/local/shared/doc/freebsd# during the initial system setup. Documentation may also be installed at any later time using packages as described in crossref:cutting-edge[doc-ports-install-package,“Updating Documentation from Ports”]. You may view the locally installed manuals with any HTML capable browser using the following URLs:			All supported FreeBSD versions provide an option in the installer to install additional documentation under [.filename]#/usr/local/share/doc/freebsd# during the initial system setup. Documentation may also be installed at any later time using packages as described in crossref:cutting-edge[doc-ports-install-package,“Updating Documentation from Ports”]. You may view the locally installed manuals with any HTML capable browser using the following URLs:

	The FreeBSD Handbook::			The FreeBSD Handbook::
	[.filename]#link:file://localhost/usr/local/shared/doc/freebsd/handbook/index.html[/usr/local/shared/doc/freebsd/handbook/index.html]#			[.filename]#link:file://localhost/usr/local/share/doc/freebsd/handbook/index.html[/usr/local/share/doc/freebsd/handbook/index.html]#

	The FreeBSD FAQ::			The FreeBSD FAQ::
	[.filename]#link:file://localhost/usr/local/shared/doc/freebsd/faq/index.html[/usr/local/shared/doc/freebsd/faq/index.html]#			[.filename]#link:file://localhost/usr/local/share/doc/freebsd/faq/index.html[/usr/local/share/doc/freebsd/faq/index.html]#

	You can also view the master (and most frequently updated) copies at https://www.FreeBSD.org/[https://www.FreeBSD.org/].			You can also view the master (and most frequently updated) copies at https://www.FreeBSD.org/[https://www.FreeBSD.org/].