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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 ALSO
       apt-ftparchive(1), dpkg-scanpackages(8), fink(8)

Fink 0.36.3.1			  2014-01-15		  FINK-SCANPACKAGES(8)
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