FreeBSD GNU Applications
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'