NAME¶
approx-import - copy local .deb files into the approx cache
SYNOPSIS¶
approx-import [
OPTION]... file.deb ...
DESCRIPTION¶
approx-import copies local .deb files, such as those found in
/var/cache/apt/archives, into the
approx(8) cache.
It does so by computing the MD5 checksum of each argument. If it matches a
package in one of the
Packages files in the
approx(8) cache,
then the file is copied to the appropriate location in the cache.
Note that all
Packages files must be scanned, regardless of how many .deb
files are being imported, and this process may take several minutes.
The
approx-import command must be run by the superuser or the
approx(8) user.
OPTIONS¶
- -c file, --config file
- Specify an additional configuration file. May be used multiple times.
- -s, --simulate
- Process files but do not actually copy them into the cache.
- -q, --quiet
- Don't print the names of files that are imported.
- -v, --verbose
- Print the disposition of each file.
EXAMPLES¶
To import packages from the local
apt(8) cache:
- approx-import /var/cache/apt/archives/*.deb
To import packages from another proxy's cache:
- find other-cache -name "*.deb" | xargs approx-import
(where
other-cache is the pathname of the other proxy's cache directory)
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)
AUTHOR¶
Eric Cooper <ecc@cmu.edu>