NAME

       apt-sortpkgs - Utility to sort package index files

SYNOPSIS

       apt-sortpkgs [-s] [-o=config_string] [-c=config_file] filename... {-v | --version} {-h | --help}

DESCRIPTION

       apt-sortpkgs will take an index file (source index or package index) and sort the records so that they
       are ordered by the package name. It will also sort the internal fields of each record according to the
       internal sorting rules.

       All output is sent to standard output; the input must be a seekable file.

OPTIONS

       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
       -f-,--no-f, -f=no or several other variations.

       -s, --source
           Use source index field ordering. Configuration Item: APT::SortPkgs::Source.

       -h, --help
           Show a short usage summary.

       -v, --version
           Show the program version.

       -c, --config-file
           Configuration File; Specify a configuration file to use. The program will read the default
           configuration file and then this configuration file. If configuration settings need to be set before
           the default configuration files are parsed specify a file with the APT_CONFIG environment variable.
           See apt.conf(5) for syntax information.

       -o, --option
           Set a Configuration Option; This will set an arbitrary configuration option. The syntax is -o
           Foo::Bar=bar.  -o and --option can be used multiple times to set different options.

SEE ALSO

       apt.conf(5)

DIAGNOSTICS

       apt-sortpkgs returns zero on normal operation, decimal 100 on error.

BUGS

       APT bug page[1]. If you wish to report a bug in APT, please see /usr/share/doc/debian/bug-reporting.txt
       or the reportbug(1) command.

AUTHORS

       Jason Gunthorpe

       APT team

NOTES

        1. APT bug page
           http://bugs.debian.org/src:apt