comparing a possibly altered file with the original

[Rainer Müller]

David Epstein wrote:
> I tried the command "port work teTex" and got a null response, so i'm not
> sure what this means.

The command only works after you ran 'port destroot'.

> Where will the new version of teTex be downloaded to
> by the command "port destroot teTex"?

That's what 'port work tetex' will tell you.

> What do you mean by "the one in
> prefix"?

Your prefix is where the hierarchy starts. Usually this is /opt/local.
Somewhere below this path is the file you changed and you want to compare.

Rainer