xbps/bin/xbps-repo/xbps-repo.8.txt

XBPS-REPO(8)
===========


NAME
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xbps-repo - XBPS command for binary package repositories


SYNOPSYS
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*xbps-repo* ['options'] 'target' ['arguments']


DESCRIPTION
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The xbps-repo(1) command is used to handle local or remote binary
package repositories in the *XBPS binary package system*.
You can use it to create a package index for a local repository,
add or remove local and remote repositories, search for packages
and show information about a binary package in repository pool.


OPTIONS
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*-r* 'rootdir'::
	Sets the 'root' directory. By default the root directory is
	set to '/'. Please note that the database directory is always
	set to '/var/db/xbps' independently of 'rootdir'. So if you
	use a 'rootdir' of '/blah', metadata stuff will go into
	'/blah/var/db/xbps'.

*-V*::
	Shows the current XBPS release version (library and code).


TARGETS
-------
Please note that all targets are *case insensitive*.

*add* 'URI'::
	Adds a repository as specified in 'URI' to the repository pool.
	Local (by specifying a *directory*) and remote (by specifiying an
	*HTTP/HTTPS/FTP URL*) repositories can be specified.

*genindex* '/path/to/local/repo'::
	Generates a package index for a local repository as specified in
	its argument. It will look for archives with *.xbps* extension
	and will only add it into the index if version is newer than the one
	available in the index. The same argument should be used for the *add*
	and *remove* targets. 

*list*::
	Lists all currently registered repositories in repository pool.

*remove* 'URI'::
	Removes a repository from repository pool as specified by the
	'URI' argument. You have to use the same 'URI' that was used
	in the *add* target.

*search* 'pattern'::
	Search for packages containing the shell 'pattern' (see fnmatch(3)) in
	its *pkgname* or *description* values.

*show 'pkgname'*::
	Shows information about binary package 'pkgname'. This will print
	the size it takes in filesystem, description, maintainer, architecture
	and other information.

*sync 'URI'*::
	Syncs the package index file that is available from the repository
	specified at 'URI'. The new file will be fetched if it has been
	modified since last synchronization.


BUGS
----
Probably, but I try to make this not happen. Use it under your own
responsability and enjoy your life.

Report bugs in '<https://bugs.launchpad.net/xbps>'.

SEE ALSO
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*xbps-bin(8)*, *xbps-src(8)*

XBPS utilities: '<https://launchpad.net/xbps>'

To build binary packages, the xbps-src(8) shell script is the command
designed for this task. This must be retrieved from a GIT repository,
available at '<http://repo.or.cz/w/xbps.git>'.


AUTHORS
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The *XBPS binary package system* has been designed and implemented by
Juan Romero Pardines <xtraeme@gmail.com>.