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.\"     Title: aptitude-create-state-bundle
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.\"      Date: 08/06/2022
.\"    Manual: Command-line reference
.\"    Source: aptitude-create-state-bundle 0.8.13
.\"  Language: English
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.TH "APTITUDE\-CREATE\-ST" "1" "08/06/2022" "aptitude-create-state-bundle 0" "Command-line reference"
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.SH "NAME"
aptitude-create-state-bundle \- bundle the current aptitude state
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'\fBaptitude\-create\-state\-bundle\fR\ 'u
\fBaptitude\-create\-state\-bundle\fR [<\fIoptions\fR>...] <\fIoutput\-file\fR>
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.if n \{\
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.RS 4
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.PP
This command is mostly for internal use and bug reporting in exceptional cases, it is not intended for end\-users under normal circumstances\&.
.sp .5v
.RE
.PP
\fBaptitude\-create\-state\-bundle\fR
produces a compressed archive storing the files that are required to replicate the current package archive state\&. The following files and directories are included in the bundle:
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.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
\fB$HOME\fR/\&.aptitude
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
/var/lib/aptitude
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
/var/lib/apt
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
/var/cache/apt/*\&.bin
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
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.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
/etc/apt
.RE
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.RS 4
.ie n \{\
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.el \{\
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.IP \(bu 2.3
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/var/lib/dpkg/status
.RE
.PP
The output of this program can be used as an argument to
\fBaptitude-run-state-bundle\fR(1)\&.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP
\fB\-\-force\-bzip2\fR
.RS 4
Override the autodetection of which compression algorithm to use\&. By default,
\fBaptitude\-create\-state\-bundle\fR
uses
\fBbzip2\fR(1)
if it is available, and
\fBgzip\fR(1)
otherwise\&. Passing this option forces the use of
\fBbzip2\fR
even if it doesn\*(Aqt appear to be available\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-\-force\-gzip\fR
.RS 4
Override the autodetection of which compression algorithm to use\&. By default,
\fBaptitude\-create\-state\-bundle\fR
uses
\fBbzip2\fR(1)
if it is available, and
\fBgzip\fR(1)
otherwise\&. Passing this option forces the use of
\fBgzip\fR
even if
\fBbzip2\fR
is available\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-\-help\fR
.RS 4
Print a brief usage message, then exit\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-\-print\-inputs\fR
.RS 4
Instead of creating a bundle, display a list of the files and directories that the program would include if it generated a bundle\&.
.RE
.SH "FILE FORMAT"
.PP
The bundle file is simply a
\fBtar\fR(1)
file compressed with
\fBbzip2\fR(1)
or
\fBgzip\fR(1), with each of the input directory trees rooted at
\(lq\&.\(rq\&.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP
\fBaptitude-run-state-bundle\fR(1),
\fBaptitude\fR(8),
\fBapt\fR(8)
.SH "AUTHORS"
.PP
\fBDaniel Burrows\fR <\&dburrows@debian.org\&>
.RS 4
Main author of the document.
.RE
.PP
\fBManuel A. Fernandez Montecelo\fR <\&mafm@debian.org\&>
.RS 4
Main maintainer after Daniel Burrows, documentation about new features, corrections and formatting.
.RE
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
.br
.PP
Copyright 2007 Daniel Burrows\&.
.PP
This manual page is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version\&.
.PP
This manual page is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE\&. See the GNU General Public License for more details\&.
.PP
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc\&., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110\-1301 USA\&.
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