NAME

       ketchup - Utility to update the kernel source

SYNOPSIS

       ketchup [options] <ver>

DESCRIPTION

       This  tool  synchronises  a  local kernel tree with a desired kernel version and patch set
       from a kernel.org mirror. The default requires a GPG key on your keyring,  to  verify  the
       identity  of  the  patches  and  source  archives. Entire kernel images are not downloaded
       unless necessary, so bandwidth is saved.  Patches are applied and removed as necessary  to
       attain the requested version.

OPTIONS

       -a --archive (~/.ketchup)

              cache directory

       -d --directory (.)

              directory to update

       -f --full-tarball

              if unpacking a tarball, download the latest

       -g --gpg-path (/usr/bin/gpg)

              path for GnuPG

       -G --no-gpg

              disable GPG signature verification

       -k --kernel-url (http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel)

              base url for kernel.org mirror

       -l --list-trees

              list supported trees

       -m --show-makefile

              output version in makefile <arg>

       -n --dry-run

              don't download or apply patches

       -o --only-dl

              don't apply patches

       -p --show-previous

              output version previous to <arg>

       -q --quiet

              reduce output

       -r --rename-directory

              rename updated directory to linux-<v>

       -s --show-latest

              output the latest version of <arg>

       -u --show-url

              output URL for <arg>

       -w --wget (/usr/bin/wget)

              command to use for wget

CONFIGURATION

       Ketchup will read files named .ketchuprc in $HOME and in the target kernel directory, with
       the kernel directory taking precedence.

       A .ketchuprc file uses the Python syntax and may set the following variables:

       default_tree

              The default_tree option specifies the kernel version to work with  if  one  is  not
              given on the command line.

       precommand

              The  precommand  option  specifies a command to run before synchronising the kernel
              tree to the required version.

       postcommand

              The postcommand option specifies a command to run after  synchronising  the  kernel
              tree to the required version.

AUTHOR

       ketchup was written by Matt Mackall <mpm@selenic.com>.

       This  manual  page  was written by Baruch Even <baruch@debian.org>, for the Debian project
       (but may be used by others). Description text taken from a  former  packaging  attempt  of
       Jack Wasey <debian@jackwasey.com>.

                                        February 16, 2010                              KETCHUP(1)