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NetBSD
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NetBSD is a free, fast, secure, and highly portable Unix-like Open
Source operating system.  It is available for a [wide range of
platforms](https://wiki.NetBSD.org/ports/), from large-scale servers
and powerful desktop systems to handheld and embedded devices.

Building
--------

You can cross-build NetBSD from most UNIX-like operating systems.
To build for amd64 (x86_64), in the src directory:

    ./build.sh -U -u -j4 -m amd64 -O ~/obj release

Additional build information available in the [BUILDING](BUILDING) file.

Binaries
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- [Daily builds](https://nycdn.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD-daily/HEAD/latest/)
- [Releases](https://cdn.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/)

Testing
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On a running NetBSD system:

    cd /usr/tests; atf-run | atf-report

Troubleshooting
---------------

- Send bugs and patches [via web form](https://www.netbsd.org/cgi-bin/sendpr.cgi?gndb=netbsd).
- Subscribe to the [mailing lists](https://www.netbsd.org/mailinglists/).
  The [netbsd-users](https://netbsd.org/mailinglists/#netbsd-users) list is a good choice for many problems; watch [current-users](https://netbsd.org/mailinglists/#current-users) if you follow the bleeding edge of NetBSD-current.
- Join the community IRC channel [#netbsd @ freenode](https://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=#netbsd).

Latest sources
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To fetch the main CVS repository:

    cvs -d anoncvs (a] anoncvs.NetBSD.org:/cvsroot checkout -P src

To work in the Git mirror, which is updated every few hours from CVS:

    git clone https://github.com/NetBSD/src.git

Additional Links
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- [The NetBSD Guide](https://www.netbsd.org/docs/guide/en/)
- [NetBSD manual pages](http://man.netbsd.org/)
- [NetBSD Cross-Reference](https://nxr.netbsd.org/)