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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/Makefile | 1 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/apk-version.8.scd | 53 |
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diff --git a/doc/Makefile b/doc/Makefile index 7cdf399..77f1766 100644 --- a/doc/Makefile +++ b/doc/Makefile @@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ docs: $(obj)/apk.8 \ $(obj)/apk-update.8 \ $(obj)/apk-upgrade.8 \ $(obj)/apk-verify.8 \ + $(obj)/apk-version.8 \ $(obj)/apk-repositories.5 \ $(obj)/apk-world.5 targets += docs diff --git a/doc/apk-version.8.scd b/doc/apk-version.8.scd new file mode 100644 index 0000000..654a033 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/apk-version.8.scd @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +apk-version(8) + +# NAME + +apk version - compare package versions + +# SYNOPSIS + +*apk version* [<_options_>...] [_packages_...] + +*apk version* -c _versions_... + +*apk version* -t _left_ _right_ + +*apk version* -I + +# DESCRIPTION + +*apk version* compares the versions of installed packages against package +versions available from repositories (see *apk-repositories*(5)). If no +packages are specified, all installed packages are considered. Otherwise, +the comparison is limited to the explicitly listed packages. A summary is +printed on stdout, with the difference between package versions being +represented as *>*, *=*, or *<*. + +*apk version -c* tests the specified version string(s) for validity and prints +a list of _invalid_ version strings. If all version strings are valid, nothing +is printed and *apk version* exits with status code zero. If one or more +version strings are invalid, the exit code is nonzero. + +*apk version -t* accepts two arbitrary version strings and compares them +without consulting the database, then prints the result as *>*, *=*, or *<*. + +*apk version -I* prints the versions and descriptions of each repository's +index. See *apk-repositories*(5) for more information. + +# OPTIONS + +These options only apply when checking installed package versions against +packages available from the repositories (when neither *-c*, *-t*, nor *-I* are +specified). + +*-a* + Consider packages from all repository tags. + +*-l* _operand_ + Limit output to packages whose comparison is among the given operands, + specified as any combination of *>*, *=*, and *<*. + +# AUTHORS + +Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org>++ +Timo Teräs <_timo.teras@iki.fi_> |