From 8881b11eacd735148d087c8c0f53827cb537b582 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: David Kalnischkies Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2015 16:40:45 +0200 Subject: implement 'apt-get files' to access index targets Downloading additional files is only half the job. We still need a way to allow external tools to know where the files are they requested for download given that we don't want them to choose their own location. 'apt-get files' is our answer to this showing by default in a deb822 format information about each IndexTarget with the potential to filter the records based on lines and an option to change the output format. The command serves also as an example on how to get to this information via libapt. --- doc/apt-get.8.xml | 15 +++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+) (limited to 'doc/apt-get.8.xml') diff --git a/doc/apt-get.8.xml b/doc/apt-get.8.xml index a372a0d30..da077afa7 100644 --- a/doc/apt-get.8.xml +++ b/doc/apt-get.8.xml @@ -243,6 +243,21 @@ + + Displays by default a deb822 formatted listing of + information about all data files apt-get + update would download. Supports a + option to modify the output format as + well as accepts lines of the default output to filter the records + by. The command is mainly used as an interface for external tools + working with APT to get information as well as filenames for + downloaded files so they can use them as well instead of + downloading them again on their own. Detailed documentation is + omitted here and can instead be found in the source tree in + doc/acquire-additional-files.txt. + + + -- cgit v1.2.3