.Dd August 23, 2014
.Os Void Linux
.Dt xbps-checkvers 8
.Sh NAME
.Nm xbps-checkvers
.Nd XBPS utility to check for outdated packages
.Sh SYNOPSYS
.Nm xbps-checkvers
.Op OPTIONS
.Op FILES...
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
utility checks for outdated packages in a target root directory or in
all registered repositories by comparing the package versions against
the source package versions available in a
.Nm void-packages
tree. By default and unless the
.Fl i, Fl -installed
option is not set, it will compare package versions in repositories against
the
.Nm void-packages
tree. The
.Ar FILES
argument sets extra packages to process with the outdated ones (only processed if missing).
.Sh OPTIONS
.Bl -tag -width -x
.It Fl C, Fl -config Ar file
Specifies a full path to the XBPS configuration file.
.It Fl D, Fl -distdir Ar dir
Specifies a full path to the void-packages repository. By default set to
.Nm ~/void-packages .
.It Fl d, Fl -debug
Enables extra debugging shown to stderr.
.It Fl h, Fl -help
Show the help usage.
.It Fl i, Fl -installed
Check for outdated installed packages rather than in repositories.
.It Fl R, Fl -repository=uri
Repository to be added to the top of the list. This option can be specified multiple times.
.It Fl r, Fl -rootdir Ar dir
Specifies a full path for the target root directory.
.It Fl s, Fl -show-missing
Shows missing binary packages comparing against the
.Nm void-packages
tree.
.It Fl V, Fl -version
Shows the XBPS version.
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr xbps-create 8 ,
.Xr xbps-dgraph 8 ,
.Xr xbps-install 8 ,
.Xr xbps-pkgdb 8 ,
.Xr xbps-query 8 ,
.Xr xbps-reconfigure 8 ,
.Xr xbps-rindex 8 ,
.Xr xbps-uchroot 8
.Sh AUTHORS
.An Dave Elusive <davehome@redthumb.info.tm>
.An Juan Romero Pardines <xtraeme@gmail.com>
.Sh BUGS
Probably, but I try to make this not happen. Use it under your own
responsability and enjoy your life.
.Pp
Report bugs in https://github.com/voidlinux/xbps/issues