NAME

       auto-apt - on demand package installation tool

SYNOPSIS

       auto-apt [options] [command] [args...]

DESCRIPTION

       This manual page documents briefly the auto-apt commands.

       auto-apt  is  a  program  that checks file access of programs running within auto-apt environments.  If a
       program will access a file of uninstalled package, auto-apt will install the package containing the file,
       by using apt-get.

OPTIONS

       A summary of options is included below.

       -h     Usage.

       -s     No action, perform a simulation of action.

       -y     Automatic yes to prompt.

       -q     Quiet

       -i     Don't install in background process.

       -x     Disable X interface.

       -X     Enable X interface. Run apt-get in another x-terminal-emulator if you run in X environments.

       -a [dist[,dist...]]
              Select installable distribution from main,contrib,non-free,non-US or none.  If you set "-a  none",
              it means almost same as "-s".

       -p [hook[,hook...]]
              Select  hook  functions  from  exec,open,access,stat or none If you set "-p none", it means almost
              same as "-s".

       -D [dbfile]
              Change dbfile from default /var/cache/auto-apt/pkgcontents.db

       -F [filedb]
              Change filedb from default /var/cache/auto-apt/pkgfiles.db, which is generated by auto-apt update-
              local commands.  It is used as default dbfile for commands with -local postfix.  In many cases, it
              is used with -L option to detect file access

       -L [record.lists]
              Append file access data to record.lists file.

COMMANDS

       A summary of command is included below.

       run  [command]
              Run command controlled by auto-apt.  If command is not specified, user's shell will be used.

       update [ -a ]
              Recreate dbfile from sources.list information.  dbfile can be specified by  -D  option.   With  -a
              option, all files are stored in dbfile.  Note that dbfile become too big with -a option.

       update-local [ -a ]
              Generate  filedb  from installed package information.  filedb can be specified by -F option.  With
              -a option, all files are stored in dbfile.  Note that dbfile become too big with -a option.

       merge [ -a ]
              Merge package,filename information to dbfile, which can  be  specified  by  -D  option.   With  -a
              option, all files are stored in dbfile.  Note that dbfile become too big with -a option.

       del package
              Delete file information of package from dbfile database.

       check [-v] [-f] file
              Check  which  package  provides  file,  from  dbfile database.  options: -v means verbose. -f uses
              Contents-*.gz file instead of dbfile database.

       install [-s] [-d] [-u] [-y] [-v] file
              Try to install a package that provides file by using apt-get.  You need root privilege to run apt-
              get install.

       list [-v] [-f]
              List file information in dbfile database.  options: -v means verbose. -f uses  Contents-*.gz  file
              instead of dbfile database.

       search [-v] [-f] pattern
              Search file information by grep(1) pattern in dbfile database.  options: -v means verbose. -f uses
              Contents-*.gz file instead of dbfile database.

       debuild [debuildopts]
              Run  debuild(1)  in auto-apt environments, and show Build-Depends: estimation.  Recommended to use
              with -s option of auto-apt.

       status Show whether current environment is in auto-apt or not.

FILES

       o      /etc/auto-apt/paths.list path lists

       o      /var/cache/auto-apt cache/database directory

       o      /etc/auto-apt/sources.list  sources.list  for  auto-apt.  if  not  found,  symlink  to   apt-get's
              sources.list will be created.

ENVIRONMENTS

       o      AUTO_APT_CACHEDIR override default cache/database directory

BUGS

       Known bugs. See /usr/share/doc/auto-apt/BUGS.  and/or http://bugs.debian.org/auto-apt

AUTHOR

       This  program  was  written  by Fumitoshi UKAI <ukai@debian.or.jp>, inspired by idea/comments from Debian
       Guru (debian.gr.jp) and Project Dice members.

                                                   29 Jun 2000                                       auto-apt(1)