96 lines
3.0 KiB
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96 lines
3.0 KiB
Groff
.Dd September 30, 2014
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.Dt XBPS-PKGDB 8
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm xbps-pkgdb
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.Nd XBPS utility to report/fix issues and modify the package database (pkgdb)
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.Sh SYNOPSYS
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.Nm xbps-pkgdb
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.Op OPTIONS
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.Op PKGNAME...
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Nm
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utility can check/fix issues and modify the package database (pkgdb).
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It's able to check for missing dependencies, modified files and symlinks,
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and more errors that have been fixed in newer versions of xbps. A mode to update
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the format to the latest version is also available.
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This is the list of things that
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.Nm
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currently does:
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.Bl -tag -width -x
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.It Sy METADATA CHECK
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Checks that package metadata files have not been modified by comparing original
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hash that is recorded when package is installed against current one.
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.It Sy FILES CHECK
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Checks that all files belonging to a package have not been modified and are
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not missing.
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.It Sy DEPENDENCIES CHECK
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Checks that all required dependencies for a package are resolved.
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.It Sy OBSOLETE METADATA CHECK
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Checks that the package database does not contain obsolete data from previous
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XBPS versions and removes them if found.
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.It Sy FORMAT CONVERSION
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Updates the pkgdb format to the latest version.
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.El
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.Sh OPTIONS
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.Bl -tag -width -x
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.It Fl a, Fl -all
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Process all registered packages, regardless of its state.
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.It Fl C, Fl -config Ar file
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Specifies a full path to the XBPS configuration file.
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.It Fl d, Fl -debug
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Enables extra debugging shown to stderr.
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.It Fl h, Fl -help
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Show the help usage.
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.It Fl m, Fl -mode Ar auto|manual|hold|unhold
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Switches
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.Ar PKGNAME
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to the specified mode: automatic or manual installation mode, or to (un)set it on hold mode.
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A package that was installed as dependency will be in
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.Sy automatic
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mode, otherwise will be set to
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.Sy manual .
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A package in
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.Sy hold
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mode won't be updated in full system upgrades. The list of packages in this mode can be
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seen with
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.Xr xbps-query 8 .
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.It Fl r, Fl -rootdir Ar dir
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Specifies a full path for the target root directory.
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.It Fl u, Fl -update
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Updates the pkgdb format to the latest version making the necessary conversions
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automatically. Usually this is needed only in rare circumstances.
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.It Fl v, Fl -verbose
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Enables verbose messages.
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.It Fl V, Fl -version
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Shows the XBPS version.
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.El
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.Sh FILES
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.Bl -tag -width /var/db/xbps/.<pkgname>-files.plist
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.It Ar /etc/xbps/xbps.conf
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Default configuration file.
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.It Ar /var/db/xbps/.<pkgname>-files.plist
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Package files metadata.
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.It Ar /var/db/xbps/pkgdb-0.38.plist
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Default package database (0.38 format). Keeps track of installed packages and properties.
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.It Ar /var/cache/xbps
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Default cache directory to store downloaded binary packages.
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.El
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr xbps-checkvers 8 ,
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.Xr xbps-create 8 ,
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.Xr xbps-dgraph 8 ,
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.Xr xbps-install 8 ,
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.Xr xbps-query 8 ,
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.Xr xbps-reconfigure 8 ,
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.Xr xbps-remove 8 ,
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.Xr xbps-rindex 8 ,
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.Xr xbps-uchroot 8
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.Sh AUTHORS
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.An Juan Romero Pardines <xtraeme@gmail.com>
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.Sh BUGS
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Probably, but I try to make this not happen. Use it under your own
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responsability and enjoy your life.
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.Pp
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Report bugs in https://github.com/voidlinux/xbps/issues
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