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