Here is what I did:
% sudo mkdir /opt/local/bin/portslocation/dports/abiword
% cd /opt/local/bin/portslocation/dports/abiword
% sudo port install abiword
---> Fetching abiword
...
---> Cleaning abiword
% man abiword
No manual entry for abiword
I'm using tcsh:
k% echo $SHELL...