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Release Documentation
=====================
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Each distribution of FreeBSD includes several documentation files
describing the particular distribution (RELEASE, SNAPSHOTs, etc.). These
files typically include:
- README: General introduction.
- Release Notes: Information about changes from the previous release of
FreeBSD.
- Hardware Notes: A list of hardware devices known to work with
FreeBSD.
- Installation Instructions: A brief guide to installing FreeBSD.
- Errata: Late-breaking news, including corrections, security
advisories, and potential problems found after each release.
Of the files listed above, the release notes, hardware notes, and
installation instructions are customized for each architecture supported
by FreeBSD.
RELEASE versions of FreeBSD
---------------------------
The release documentation for each -RELEASE version of FreeBSD (for
example, 10.1-RELEASE) can be found on the
`releases `__ page of the FreeBSD Web site, as well
as its mirrors.
These files (usually in both HTML and text forms) can be found in the
top-level directory of each distribution (whether on CD-ROM, an FTP
site, or the install floppy disks).
Snapshot versions of FreeBSD
----------------------------
The release documentation files for snapshots can generally be found in
the top-level directory of each snapshot.
Documentation for -CURRENT and -STABLE
--------------------------------------
Automatically-generated HTML versions of the release documentation for
FreeBSD -CURRENT and FreeBSD -STABLE are available on the FreeBSD Web
site. These documents are continually changing; the versions on the Web
site are rebuilt at the same time that the rest of the Web site is
updated.
FreeBSD -CURRENT Release Documentation
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- `README <./relnotes/CURRENT/readme/index.html>`__
- `Release Notes <./relnotes/CURRENT/relnotes/index.html>`__
- `Hardware Notes <./relnotes/CURRENT/hardware/index.html>`__
- `Errata <./relnotes/CURRENT/errata/index.html>`__
FreeBSD 10-STABLE Release Documentation
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- `README <./relnotes/10-STABLE/readme/index.html>`__
- `Release Notes <./relnotes/10-STABLE/relnotes/index.html>`__
- `Hardware Notes <./relnotes/10-STABLE/hardware/index.html>`__
- `Errata <./relnotes/10-STABLE/errata/index.html>`__
FreeBSD 9-STABLE Release Documentation
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- `README <./relnotes/9-STABLE/readme/index.html>`__
- `Release Notes <./relnotes/9-STABLE/relnotes/index.html>`__
- `Hardware Notes <./relnotes/9-STABLE/hardware/index.html>`__
- `Errata <./relnotes/9-STABLE/errata/index.html>`__
Other Sites
-----------
Single-file HTML, PDF, and text renderings of the release documentation
for FreeBSD -CURRENT, -STABLE, and recent -RELEASE versions can be found
at the `Release Documentation Snapshot
Site `__. The renderings on
this page are updated at irregular, but frequent intervals.
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