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.TH "apt\(hycacher\(hyng" "8" "November\ 2007" "apt\(hycacher\(hyng" "Eduard\ Bloch"
.SH "NAME"
.PP
\fBapt-cacher-ng\fP \- caching proxy for software package downloads
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.PP
.nf
apt\-cacher\-ng\ [\-c\ confdir]\ [\-h]\ [optname=optvalue\ ...]
.fi
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Apt-Cacher NG is a caching proxy for software packages which are downloaded by Unix/Linux system distribution mechanisms from mirror servers accessible via HTTP.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP
The command-line options supported by \fBapt-cacher-ng\fP are:
.IP "\fB-c\fP \fIconfdir\fP"
Scan the specified configuration directory and interpret configuration files find there.
.IP "\fB-h\fP"
Short option summary
.IP "\fIvarname=varopt\fP"
The options from the configuration can be passed on the command line as key=value pairs.
.SH "SIGNALS"
.PP
Only few signals are handled in non-default ways.
.PP
\fBSIGUSR1\fP closes and reopens log files.
.PP
\fBSIGTERM\fP and \fBSIGINT\fP close log files and stop the daemon.
.SH "MORE INFORMATION"
.PP
For more information on Apt-Cacher NG, read the User Manual which can be found either in the doc/pdf directory of the software source package or installed in the documentation directory of apt-cacher-ng by your distribution.