APPROX-UPDATE
APPROX-UPDATE
Section: Maintenance Commands (8) Updated: June 2010 Local index
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NAME
approx-update - update cached Packages and Sources files
SYNOPSIS
approx-update
[OPTION]...
DESCRIPTION
approx-update
updates the Packages and Sources files in the
approx(8)
cache by downloading and applying pdiffs.
OPTIONS
- -c file, --config file
-
Specify an additional configuration file.
May be used multiple times.
- -k, --keep, -s, --simulate
-
Don't download, update, or remove any files in the cache.
- -q, --quiet
-
Don't print information about status, updates, or removals.
- -v, --verbose
-
Print the status of each Packages or Sources file.
EXAMPLES
To download and apply any pdiffs necessary to bring
the Packages and Sources files in the cache up to date:
-
approx-update --quiet
This is run as a daily
cron(8)
job.
To show the status of each Packages and Sources file in the cache
(whether it is up-to-date according to the corresponding Release file):
-
approx-update --keep --verbose
FILES
- /etc/approx/approx.conf
-
Configuration file for
approx
and related programs.
- /var/cache/approx
-
Default cache directory for archive files.
SEE ALSO
approx.conf(5),
approx(8),
approx-gc(8),
cron(8)
AUTHOR
Eric Cooper <ecc@cmu.edu>
Index
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- SYNOPSIS
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- DESCRIPTION
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- OPTIONS
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- EXAMPLES
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- FILES
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- SEE ALSO
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- AUTHOR
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