NAME¶
sync-available - sync dpkg's available database with apt's database
SYNOPSIS¶
sync-available
sync-available --version
sync-available --help
DESCRIPTION¶
This program updates the
dpkg(8) available database with the data
in the
apt(8) package database. This is required for
grep-available(1) and other similar programs to give up-to-date
results.
The same functionality is available through
dselect(8), when it is
configured to use
apt(8) as its acquisition method. However, this
program does not require that
dselect(8) is installed.
EXIT STATUS¶
The program exits with status code
0 if all went well, and a non-zero
status code otherwise.
OPTIONS¶
- --version
- Output the name and version of the program onto standard output
stream.
- --help
- Give a brief usage statement on the standard output stream.
ENVIRONMENT¶
- TMPDIR
- The name of the directory where temporary files are created. Default is
/tmp.
AUTHOR¶
The program and this manual page were written by Antti-Juhani Kaijanaho
<ajk@debian.org>.
SEE ALSO¶
grep-available(1),
apt(8),
dpkg(8),
dselect(8)