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The FreeBSD Handbook provides evolving documentation and guidance for FreeBSD users.
About Docs
The FreeBSD Handbook is a book within the FreeBSD Documentation Portal that covers the installation and day-to-day use of FreeBSD. The current edition addresses FreeBSD 15.1-RELEASE, 14.4-RELEASE and 13.5-RELEASE, and is produced through ongoing work by many individuals. It can be read as split or single HTML, searched alongside other documents on the project's search page, and downloaded in various formats and compression options from the FreeBSD download server or mirror sites. Previous versions are archived on the documentation site, and the text is in English. Because the book is continually revised, some sections might be outdated.
Key features
- Covers installation and day-to-day use of FreeBSD
- Addresses FreeBSD 15.1-RELEASE, 14.4-RELEASE and 13.5-RELEASE
- Split HTML and single HTML reading layouts
- Search across the handbook and other project documents
- Downloadable in various formats and compression options
- Earlier versions available from the documentation archive
- Maintained through ongoing work by many contributors
- Chapters cover three current FreeBSD release lines
- Available in multiple reading and download formats, including mirrors
- Some sections might be outdated
- Content is provided in English only
Docs at a glance
- Category
- Software & Utilities › Linux Apps
- Type
- Website
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Platforms
- iOS, Linux, macOS, Web, Windows
- Open source
- Not stated
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 6, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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