FINK-SCANPACKAGES(8) Fink documentation FINK-SCANPACKAGES(8)NAME
fink-scanpackages - Scan a directory of .debs.
SYNOPSIS
fink-scanpackages
fink-scanpackages [OPTIONS] DIR
fink-scanpackages --help
fink-scanpackages --man
DESCRIPTION
fink-scanpackages looks at all the .deb files in a directory, and
creates a Packages index suitable for use by apt-get.
It is similar to apt-ftparchive and dpkg-scanpackages, but dispenses
with the dependencies of the first and the slowness of the second.
ARGUMENTS
If called with a directory, it will be scanned and the resulting
Packages will be send to standard output. Without a directory given,
all the current Fink trees will be scanned, and the output placed in
the proper locations.
Options
-d DB, --db=DB
Use the path DB for caching the contents of .deb files. Defaults to
no cache.
-p, --no-pdb
Don't use the Fink package database for determining the Priority,
Section and License fields. This may speed up the scan, but those
fields may not be available.
-r, --no-restrictive
Don't index packages with a restrictive license.
-q, --quiet
Run silently.
-v, --verbose
Provide more verbose messages. This flag may be used multiple
times.
-h, --help
Show basic help.
-m, --man
Display the man page.
BUGS
fink-scanpackages is designed to work with .deb files produced by Fink.
It may not deal well with extremely old .debs containing obsolete
fields.
SEE ALSOapt-ftparchive(1), dpkg-scanpackages(8), fink(8)Fink 0.36.3.1 2014-01-15 FINK-SCANPACKAGES(8)