APT-SORTPKGS(S)                                   APT-SORTPKGS(S)



NAME
       apt-sortpkgs - Utility to sort package index files

SYNOPSIS
       apt-sortpkgs  [  -hvs ]  [ -o=config string ]  [ -c=file ]
       file...

DESCRIPTION
       apt-sortpkgs will take an  index  file  (Source  index  or
       Package  index)  and  sort  the  records  so that they are
       ordered by the package name.  It will also sort the inter-
       nal  fields of each record according to the internal sort-
       ing rules.

       All output is sent to stdout, the input must be a seekable
       file.

OPTIONS
       All  command  line options may be set using the configura-
       tion file, the  descriptions  indicate  the  configuration
       option  to  set.  For boolean options you can override the
       config file by using something like -f-,--no-f,  -f=no  or
       several other variations.

       -s

       --source
              Use  Source  index  field  ordering.  Configuration
              Item: APT::SortPkgs::Source.

       -h

       --help Show a short usage summary.

       -v

       --version
              Show the program verison.

       -c

       --config-file
              Configuration File; Specify a configuration file to
              use.   The program will read the default configura-
              tion file and then  this  configuration  file.  See
              apt.conf(f) for syntax information.

       -o

       --option
              Set  a  Configuration  Option;  This  will  set  an
              arbitary configuration option.  The  syntax  is  -o
              Foo::Bar=bar.

SEE ALSO
       apt.conf(f)

DIAGNOSTICS
       apt-sortpkgs returns zero on normal operation, decimal 100
       on error.

BUGS
       See the APT bug page <URL:http://bugs.debian.org/apt>.  If
       you   wish   to   report   a   bug   in  APT,  please  see
       /usr/share/doc/debian/bug-reporting.txt or the bug(g) com-
       mand.

AUTHOR
       APT was written by the APT team <apt@packages.debian.org>.



                          12 March 2001           APT-SORTPKGS(S)