NAME

       cdist-type__update_index - Update the package index

DESCRIPTION

       This  cdist  type  allows  you  to  update  the  package  index  on  the  target.  It will
       automatically use the appropriate package manager.

REQUIRED PARAMETERS

       None

OPTIONAL PARAMETERS

       type   The package manager to use.  Default  is  determined  based  on  the  $os  explorer
              variable.  e.g.  * apt for Debian * yum for Red Hat * pacman for Arch Linux

       maxage Available  for  package  manager  apt  and  pacman,  max time in seconds since last
              update. Repo update is skipped if maxage is not reached yet.

MESSAGES

       apt-cache updated (age was: currage)
              apt-cache was updated (run of apt-get update). currage is the time in seconds since
              the previous run.

EXAMPLES

          # Update the package index on the target
          __package_update_index

          # Force use of a specific package manager
          __package_update_index --type apt

          # Only update every hour:
          __package_update_index --maxage 3600 --type apt

          # same as above (on apt-type systems):
          __package_update_index --maxage 3600

AUTHORS

       Ricardo Catalinas Jiménez <jimenezrick--@--gmail.com>
       Thomas Eckert <tom--@--it-eckert.de>
       Stu Zhao <z12y12l12--@--gmail.com>

COPYING

       Copyright  (C)  2014  Ricardo  Catalinas Jiménez. You can redistribute it and/or modify it
       under the terms of the GNU General Public  License  as  published  by  the  Free  Software
       Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

COPYRIGHT

       ungleich GmbH 2021