You can install an individual package using the pkg_add command, like this:
pkg_add -r <package>
The -r option asks pkg_add to fetch the package over the network. For example, to install bash:
pkg_add -r bash
As with many things FreeBSD, this is documented in the FreeBSD handbook, specifically in the section titled Using the Packages System. This is worth a read, especially if you're running a -release version of FreeBSD.
You can install an individual package using the
pkg_addcommand, like this:The
-roption askspkg_addto fetch the package over the network. For example, to installbash:As with many things FreeBSD, this is documented in the FreeBSD handbook, specifically in the section titled Using the Packages System. This is worth a read, especially if you're running a
-releaseversion of FreeBSD.Use SVN to checkout only the directory you need. Say, you need to fetch ONLY multimedia/vlc -- then you use this command:
svn co https://svn0.us-east.FreeBSD.org/ports/head/multimedia/vlc /usr/ports/multimedia/vlc
Sure, the destination may be whatever you want, like /home/user/vlc etc.