NAME¶
diffindex-download - Download utility for Debian Contents files
SYNOPSIS¶
diffindex-download [
options ]
URL filename
DESCRIPTION¶
diffindex-download is a command line tool for downloading Contents files.
It uses APT's diff/Index format patches when available to avoid downloading
the full file.
diffindex-download is used by
apt-file.
OPTIONS¶
- -n number
- If more than number patches would be necessary, download the whole file.
Specifying 0 to always download the whole file is possible.
- -k
- Don't verify the peer certificate when using https.
- -c cacert
- If cacert is a directory: Use cacert as CA certificate path. Otherwise use
cacert as CA certificate bundle. See the --capath and --cacert options in
the curl(1) man page.
- -i
- Don't exit with errror if the URL does not exist. This is useful as some
archives don't provide Contents files.
- -q
- Be quiet (opposite of -v). The default if stdout is not a terminal.
- -v
- Be verbose (opposite of -q). The default if stdout is a terminal.
- -d
- Print additional debug info.
- -h
- Display a short help screen.
SEE ALSO¶
apt-file(1),
diffindex-rred(1),
curl(1)
AUTHOR¶
diffindex-download was written by Stefan Fritsch
<sf@debian.org>.