NAME

       approx-import - copy local .deb files into the approx cache

SYNOPSIS

       approx-import [OPTION]... file.deb ...

DESCRIPTION

       approx-import  copies  local  .deb  files, such as those found in /var/cache/apt/archives,
       into the approx(8) cache.

       It does so by computing the MD5 checksum of each argument.  If it matches a package in one
       of  the  Packages files in the approx(8) cache, then the file is copied to the appropriate
       location in the cache.

       Note that all Packages files must be scanned, regardless of how many .deb files are  being
       imported, and this process may take several minutes.

       The approx-import command must be run by the superuser or the approx(8) user.

OPTIONS

       -c file, --config file
              Specify an additional configuration file.  May be used multiple times.

       -s, --simulate
              Process files but do not actually copy them into the cache.

       -q, --quiet
              Don't print the names of files that are imported.

       -v, --verbose
              Print the disposition of each file.

EXAMPLES

       To import packages from the local apt(8) cache:

              approx-import /var/cache/apt/archives/*.deb

       To import packages from another proxy's cache:

              find other-cache -name "*.deb" | xargs approx-import

       (where other-cache is the pathname of the other proxy's cache directory)

FILES

       /etc/approx/approx.conf
              Configuration file for approx and related programs.

       /var/cache/approx
              Default cache directory for archive files.

SEE ALSO

       approx.conf(5), approx(8)

AUTHOR

       Eric Cooper <ecc@cmu.edu>

                                            June 2010                            APPROX-IMPORT(8)