NAME¶
apt-cacher-ng - caching proxy for software package downloads
SYNOPSIS¶
apt-cacher-ng [-c confdir] [-h] [optname=optvalue ...]
DESCRIPTION¶
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.
OPTIONS¶
The command-line options supported by
apt-cacher-ng are:
- -c confdir
- Scan the specified configuration directory and interpret configuration
files find there.
- -h
- Short option summary
- varname=varopt
- The options from the configuration can be passed on the command line as
key=value pairs.
SIGNALS¶
Only few signals are handled in non-default ways.
SIGUSR1 closes and reopens log files.
SIGTERM and
SIGINT close log files and stop the daemon.
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.