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.SH "NAME"
apt-dater \- terminal\-based remote package update manager
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'\fBapt\-dater\fR\ 'u
\fBapt\-dater\fR [\fB[\-(c\ \fR\fB\fIconfig\fR\fR\fB|v|[n]r)]\fR]
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
This manual page documents briefly the
\fBapt\-dater\fR
command\&.
.PP
\fBapt\-dater\fR
is a program to manage package updats on a large number of remote hosts using SSH\&.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP
\fBapt\-dater\fR
accepts the following command parameters:
.PP
\fB\-c \fR\fB\fIconfig\fR\fR
.RS 4
Use alternative config file\&. Default is
\fI$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/apt\-dater/apt\-dater\&.conf\fR\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-v\fR
.RS 4
Show apt\-dater version and copyright statement\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-r\fR
.RS 4
Refresh hosts and create XML report on stdout\&. apt\-dater must be compiled with XMLREPORT feature\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-n\fR
.RS 4
Prevent hosts to be refreshed before create XML report (useful for cronjobs which do not have access to SSH key(s))\&.
.RE
.SH "ENVIRONMENT"
.PP
\fBMAINTAINER\fR
.RS 4
The maintainer\*(Aqs name (i\&.e\&. used by
\fBdebtrack\fR)\&. If not set, the GECOS entry for the current user will be used\&. This environment variable could be forwarded to remote hosts with the ssh(1) SendEnv+AcceptEnv options\&.
.RE
.SH "FILES"
.PP
\fI~/\&.config/apt\-dater/apt\-dater\&.conf\fR
.RS 4
The configuration file of apt\-dater
.RE
.PP
\fI~/\&.config/apt\-dater/hosts\&.conf\fR
.RS 4
Contains all hosts you would like to manage
.RE
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP
apt\-dater\&.conf(5), aptitude(1), apt\-get(1), debtrack, screen(1), ssh(1)\&.
.SH "AUTHORS"
.PP
\fBAndre Ellguth\fR <\&ellguth@ibh\&.de\&>
.RS 4
Maintainer\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBThomas Liske\fR <\&liske@ibh\&.de\&>
.RS 4
Maintainer\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBJens Haser\fR <\&jens_dd@hotmail\&.de\&>
.RS 4
Fixed some UI glitches\&.
.RE
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
.br
Copyright \(co 2008-2012 IBH IT-Service GmbH [\m[blue]\fBhttp://www\&.ibh\&.de/\fR\m[]]
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