apk-tools: apk

apk_fetch — a remote package fetcher

apk_fetch [-fhlqRuv] apkname ...

apk_fetch -u

The apk_fetch command downloads binary packages from remote sites. It can optionally download packages recursively through dependencies.

The following command line arguments are supported:

apkname

Specify a full apkname, a apkname without version or a full URI.

If a full URI is supplied, required packages are also fetched from the same site when -R is specified.

-f

Download a package even if it is recorded as installed. By default, apk_fetch skips the packages which are recorded as installed.

-h

Show help and exit.

-l

List the available packages (without version) in repository index.

-q

Quiet mode. Supress non-error messages.

-R

Download the packages required by the given packages as well.

-u

Update the cached index.

-v

Turn on verbose output.

APK_CACHE: Alternative location for the cached index file. Default is $ROOT/var/lib/apk.
APK_DBDIR: Alternative location for the installed package database. Default is $ROOT/var/db/apk.
APK_PATH: List of URI's to remote package repository mirrors. The URI's are separated by a semicolon (;).
APKTOOLS_CONF: Configuration file for the apk-tools suite. Default is /etc/apk.conf.
PACKAGES: Base directory where apk_fetch saves downloaded packages. Default is $ROOT/var/cache/packages.
ROOT: Base directory for apk-tools. It is unset by default which means that / is the base directory.

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