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474625084SriastradhNetBSD is a free, fast, secure, and highly portable Unix-like Open
574625084SriastradhSource operating system.  It is available for a [wide range of
674625084Sriastradhplatforms](https://wiki.NetBSD.org/ports/), from large-scale servers
774625084Sriastradhand powerful desktop systems to handheld and embedded devices.
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9fc396f02SmayaBuilding
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1274625084SriastradhYou can cross-build NetBSD from most UNIX-like operating systems.
13fc396f02SmayaTo build for amd64 (x86_64), in the src directory:
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15fc396f02Smaya    ./build.sh -U -u -j4 -m amd64 -O ~/obj release
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1706baeb3eSwizAdditional build information available in the [BUILDING](BUILDING) file.
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19fc396f02SmayaBinaries
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22fc396f02Smaya- [Daily builds](https://nycdn.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD-daily/HEAD/latest/)
23fc396f02Smaya- [Releases](https://cdn.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/)
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2874625084SriastradhOn a running NetBSD system:
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30fc396f02Smaya    cd /usr/tests; atf-run | atf-report
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3574625084Sriastradh- Send bugs and patches [via web form](https://www.netbsd.org/cgi-bin/sendpr.cgi?gndb=netbsd).
3674625084Sriastradh- Subscribe to the [mailing lists](https://www.netbsd.org/mailinglists/).
3774625084Sriastradh  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.
3874625084Sriastradh- Join the community IRC channel [#netbsd @ freenode](https://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=#netbsd).
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43fc396f02SmayaTo fetch the main CVS repository:
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45fc396f02Smaya    cvs -d anoncvs@anoncvs.NetBSD.org:/cvsroot checkout -P src
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4774625084SriastradhTo work in the Git mirror, which is updated every few hours from CVS:
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4974625084Sriastradh    git clone https://github.com/NetBSD/src.git
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5474625084Sriastradh- [The NetBSD Guide](https://www.netbsd.org/docs/guide/en/)
5574625084Sriastradh- [NetBSD manual pages](http://man.netbsd.org/)
5674625084Sriastradh- [NetBSD Cross-Reference](https://nxr.netbsd.org/)
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