If you are coming from Linux, you may prefer the GNU utilities over the FreeBSD ones.
pkg install coreutils diffutils findutils gtar less gmake gnugrep gsed gcc
Set up aliases:
alias egrep='gegrep --color=auto' alias fgrep='gfgrep --color=auto' alias grep='ggrep --color=auto' alias less='/usr/local/bin/less' alias ll='gls -alhF --color=auto' alias ls='gls -F --color=auto' alias tar='gtar' alias find='gfind' alias diff='gdiff' alias make='gmake' alias sed='gsed'