approx-gc(8) [debian man page]

APPROX-GC(8)						      System Manager's Manual						      APPROX-GC(8)

NAME

       approx-gc - garbage-collect the cache of Debian archive files

SYNOPSIS

       approx-gc [OPTION]...

DESCRIPTION

       approx-gc  scans  the  cache created by approx(8) and finds files that are corrupted or no longer needed.  With no options specified, these
       files are listed on standard output and removed from the cache.

       A corrupted file is one whose size or checksum does not match the value specified in the Packages or Sources file.

       An unneeded file is one that is not referenced from any distribution's Packages or Sources file.

       approx-gc may take several minutes to finish.

OPTIONS

       -c file, --config file
	      Specify an additional configuration file.  May be used multiple times.

       -f, --fast
	      Don't perform checksum validation.

       -k, --keep, -s, --simulate
	      Don't remove files from the cache.

       -q, --quiet
	      Don't print file names.

       -v, --verbose
	      Print the reason for removal of each file.

EXAMPLES

       To remove all unneeded or corrupted files from the cache:

	      approx-gc --quiet

       This is run as a weekly cron(8) job.

       To list the files that would be removed from the cache, without actually doing so:

	      approx-gc --keep

FILES

       /etc/approx/approx.conf
	      Configuration file for approx and related programs.

       /var/cache/approx
	      Default cache directory for archive files.

SEE ALSO

       approx.conf(5), approx(8), cron(8)

AUTHOR

       Eric Cooper <ecc@cmu.edu>

								     May 2011							      APPROX-GC(8)

APPROX-IMPORT(8)					      System Manager's Manual						  APPROX-IMPORT(8)

NAME

       approx-import - copy local .deb files into the approx cache

SYNOPSIS

       approx-import [OPTION]... file.deb ...

DESCRIPTION

       approx-import copies local .deb files, such as those found in /var/cache/apt/archives, into the approx(8) cache.

       It  does  so  by computing the MD5 checksum of each argument.  If it matches a package in one of the Packages files in the approx(8) cache,
       then the file is copied to the appropriate location in the cache.

       Note that all Packages files must be scanned, regardless of how many .deb files are being imported, and this process may take several  min-
       utes.

       The approx-import command must be run by the superuser or the approx(8) user.

OPTIONS

       -c file, --config file
	      Specify an additional configuration file.  May be used multiple times.

       -s, --simulate
	      Process files but do not actually copy them into the cache.

       -q, --quiet
	      Don't print the names of files that are imported.

       -v, --verbose
	      Print the disposition of each file.

EXAMPLES

       To import packages from the local apt(8) cache:

	      approx-import /var/cache/apt/archives/*.deb

       To import packages from another proxy's cache:

	      find other-cache -name "*.deb" | xargs approx-import

       (where other-cache is the pathname of the other proxy's cache directory)

FILES

       /etc/approx/approx.conf
	      Configuration file for approx and related programs.

       /var/cache/approx
	      Default cache directory for archive files.

SEE ALSO

       approx.conf(5), approx(8)

AUTHOR

       Eric Cooper <ecc@cmu.edu>

								     June 2010							  APPROX-IMPORT(8)