doc/apt-cdrom.8

   1 .\"     Title: apt\-cdrom
   2 .\"    Author: Jason Gunthorpe
   3 .\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets v1.71.0 <http://docbook.sf.net/>
   4 .\"      Date: 14 February 2004
   5 .\"    Manual:
   6 .\"    Source: Linux
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   8 .TH "APT\-CDROM" "8" "14 February 2004" "Linux" ""
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  13 .SH "NAME"
  14 apt\-cdrom \- APT CDROM management utility
  15 .SH "SYNOPSIS"
  16 .HP 10
  17 \fBapt\-cdrom\fR [\fB\-hvrmfan\fR] [\fB\-d=\fR\fB\fIcdrom\ mount\ point\fR\fR] [\fB\-o=\fR\fB\fIconfig\ string\fR\fR] [\fB\-c=\fR\fB\fIfile\fR\fR] [[add] | [ident]]
  18 .SH "DESCRIPTION"
  19 .PP
  20 \fBapt\-cdrom\fR
  21 is used to add a new CDROM to APTs list of available sources.
  22 \fBapt\-cdrom\fR
  23 takes care of determining the structure of the disc as well as correcting for several possible mis\-burns and verifying the index files.
  24 .PP
  25 It is necessary to use
  26 \fBapt\-cdrom\fR
  27 to add CDs to the APT system, it cannot be done by hand. Furthermore each disk in a multi\-cd set must be inserted and scanned separately to account for possible mis\-burns.
  28 .PP
  29 Unless the
  30 \fB\-h\fR, or
  31 \fB\-\-help\fR
  32 option is given one of the commands below must be present.
  33 .PP
  34 add
  35 .RS 3n
  36 add
  37 is used to add a new disc to the source list. It will unmount the CDROM device, prompt for a disk to be inserted and then procceed to scan it and copy the index files. If the disc does not have a proper
  38 \fIdisk\fR
  39 directory you will be prompted for a descriptive title.
  40 .sp
  41 APT uses a CDROM ID to track which disc is currently in the drive and maintains a database of these IDs in
  42 \fI/var/lib/apt/cdroms.list\fR
  43 .RE
  44 .PP
  45 ident
  46 .RS 3n
  47 A debugging tool to report the identity of the current disc as well as the stored file name
  48 .RE
  49 .SH "OPTIONS"
  50 .PP
  51 All command line options may be set using the configuration file, the descriptions indicate the configuration option to set. For boolean options you can override the config file by using something like
  52 \fB\-f\-\fR,\fB\-\-no\-f\fR,
  53 \fB\-f=no\fR
  54 or several other variations.
  55 .PP
  56 \fB\-d\fR, \fB\-\-cdrom\fR
  57 .RS 3n
  58 Mount point; specify the location to mount the cdrom. This mount point must be listed in
  59 \fI/etc/fstab\fR
  60 and properly configured. Configuration Item:
  61 Acquire::cdrom::mount.
  62 .RE
  63 .PP
  64 \fB\-r\fR, \fB\-\-rename\fR
  65 .RS 3n
  66 Rename a disc; change the label of a disk or override the disks given label. This option will cause
  67 \fBapt\-cdrom\fR
  68 to prompt for a new label. Configuration Item:
  69 APT::CDROM::Rename.
  70 .RE
  71 .PP
  72 \fB\-m\fR, \fB\-\-no\-mount\fR
  73 .RS 3n
  74 No mounting; prevent
  75 \fBapt\-cdrom\fR
  76 from mounting and unmounting the mount point. Configuration Item:
  77 APT::CDROM::NoMount.
  78 .RE
  79 .PP
  80 \fB\-f\fR, \fB\-\-fast\fR
  81 .RS 3n
  82 Fast Copy; Assume the package files are valid and do not check every package. This option should be used only if
  83 \fBapt\-cdrom\fR
  84 has been run on this disc before and did not detect any errors. Configuration Item:
  85 APT::CDROM::Fast.
  86 .RE
  87 .PP
  88 \fB\-a\fR, \fB\-\-thorough\fR
  89 .RS 3n
  90 Thorough Package Scan; This option may be needed with some old Debian 1.1/1.2 discs that have Package files in strange places. It takes much longer to scan the CD but will pick them all up.
  91 .RE
  92 .PP
  93 \fB\-n\fR, \fB\-\-just\-print\fR, \fB\-\-recon\fR, \fB\-\-no\-act\fR
  94 .RS 3n
  95 No Changes; Do not change the
  96 \fBsources.list\fR(5)
  97 file and do not write index files. Everything is still checked however. Configuration Item:
  98 APT::CDROM::NoAct.
  99 .RE
 100 .PP
 101 \fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
 102 .RS 3n
 103 Show a short usage summary.
 104 .RE
 105 .PP
 106 \fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR
 107 .RS 3n
 108 Show the program version.
 109 .RE
 110 .PP
 111 \fB\-c\fR, \fB\-\-config\-file\fR
 112 .RS 3n
 113 Configuration File; Specify a configuration file to use. The program will read the default configuration file and then this configuration file. See
 114 \fBapt.conf\fR(5)
 115 for syntax information.
 116 .RE
 117 .PP
 118 \fB\-o\fR, \fB\-\-option\fR
 119 .RS 3n
 120 Set a Configuration Option; This will set an arbitary configuration option. The syntax is
 121 \fB\-o Foo::Bar=bar\fR.
 122 .RE
 123 .SH "SEE ALSO"
 124 .PP
 125 \fBapt.conf\fR(5),
 126 \fBapt\-get\fR(8),
 127 \fBsources.list\fR(5)
 128 .SH "DIAGNOSTICS"
 129 .PP
 130 \fBapt\-cdrom\fR
 131 returns zero on normal operation, decimal 100 on error.
 132 .SH "BUGS"
 133 .PP
 134 [1]\&\fIAPT bug page\fR. If you wish to report a bug in APT, please see
 135 \fI/usr/share/doc/debian/bug\-reporting.txt\fR
 136 or the
 137 \fBreportbug\fR(1)
 138 command.
 139 .SH "AUTHORS"
 140 .PP
 141 \fBJason Gunthorpe\fR
 142 .sp -1n
 143 .IP "" 3n
 144 Author.
 145 .PP
 146 \fBAPT team\fR
 147 .sp -1n
 148 .IP "" 3n
 149 Author.
 150 .SH "REFERENCES"
 151 .TP 3
 152 1.\ APT bug page
 153 \%http://bugs.debian.org/src:apt