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Note the difference between branch and release tags, and wordsmith the

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text to make it clear that branch tags are only used on the src/ tree.
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<para>When obtaining or updating sources from
<application>cvs</application> and
<application>CVSup</application> a revision tag (reference to a
date in time) must be specified. The following tags are
available, each specifying different branches of FreeBSD at
different points of time:</para>
date in time) must be specified.</para>
<note>
<para>The ports tree does not have any tag associated with it,
it is always CURRENT.</para>
</note>
<para>A revision tag refers to either a particular line of FreeBSD
development, or a specific point in time. The first type are called
<quote>branch tags</quote>, the second type are called <quote>release
tags</quote>.</para>
<para>The most common tags are:</para>
<sect2>
<title>Branch tags</title>
<para>All of these, with the exception of <literal>HEAD</literal> (which
is always a valid tag), only apply to the <filename>src/</filename>
tree. The <filename>ports/</filename>, <filename>doc/</filename>, and
<filename>www/</filename> trees are not branched.</para>
<variablelist>
<title>Branch tags</title>
<varlistentry>
<term>HEAD</term>
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as 2.2-STABLE. This branch is mostly obsolete.</para>
</listitem>
</variablelist>
</sect2>
<para>Other revision tags that are available include:</para>
<sect2>
<title>Release tags</title>
<para>These tags correspond to the FreeBSD <filename>src/</filename>
tree (and <filename>ports/</filename>, <filename>doc/</filename>, and
<filename>www/</filename> trees at a specific point in time, when a
particular version of FreeBSD was released.</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
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</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</sect2>
</sect1>
<sect1 id="mirrors-afs">