From 2c68ee3873e4f53512f562aa0c4f144a785c2fa6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Timo Teräs <timo.teras@iki.fi> Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2022 14:29:46 +0200 Subject: cache: allow various flags, and addition of dependencies Allow controlling 'cache download' more closely to 'upgrade' so it can be used to pre-download packages for ugprade. --- doc/apk-cache.8.scd | 28 ++++++++++++++++++++++------ 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/apk-cache.8.scd b/doc/apk-cache.8.scd index 1381d81..e5a9b6f 100644 --- a/doc/apk-cache.8.scd +++ b/doc/apk-cache.8.scd @@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ apk cache - manage a local cache of package files *apk cache* [<_options_>...] clean -*apk cache* [<_options_>...] download +*apk cache* [<_options_>...] download [_dependency_...] -*apk cache* [<_options_>...] sync +*apk cache* [<_options_>...] sync [_dependency_...] # DESCRIPTION @@ -18,16 +18,29 @@ Manage local package cache by removing obsolete packages, or downloading missing or newer packages from the repositories. *apk cache download* will fetch package files from the repositories and store -them in the cache, which must be enabled upfront (see *apk-cache*(5)). +them in the cache, which must be enabled upfront (see *apk-cache*(5)). By +default _world_ dependencies are used to determine what to download. If +_dependency_ arguments are given, they will by default replace the _world_. -*apk cache clean* will remove package files which are no longer necessary, -having been made obsolete by new versions or no longer being transitively -depended on by packages in _world_. +*apk cache clean* will remove package files which no longer exist in any +repository index. *apk cache sync* performs both operations. # OPTIONS +*--add-dependencies* + Add the argument dependencies to _world_ dependencies when determining + which packages to download. + +*-a, --available* + Selected packages to be downloaded from active repositories even if + it means replacing or downgrading the installed package. + +*--ignore-conflict* + Ignore conflicts when resolving dependencies. This can be useful when + pre-populating cache for creation of multiple images in one go. + *-l, --latest* Always choose the latest package by version. However, the versions considered are based on the package pinning. Primarily this overrides @@ -39,3 +52,6 @@ depended on by packages in _world_. avoid changing installed package unless it is required by the newly added _packages_ or their dependencies. This changes the default preference to upgrading the package to the latest installable version. + +*-s, --simulate* + Simulate the requested operation without making any changes. -- cgit v1.2.3-70-g09d2