APT-SORTPKGS(1)                                                APT-SORTPKGS(1)

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 internal fields of each record according to the
       internal sorting rules.

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

OPTIONS
       All command line options may be set using the configuration 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 version.

       -c, --config-file
          Configuration File; Specify a configuration file to use. The program
          will read the default configuration file and then this configuration
          file. See apt.conf(5) 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(5)

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

BUGS
       [1]APT bug page. If you wish to report a bug in APT, please see
       /usr/share/doc/debian/bug-reporting.txt or the reportbug(1) command.

AUTHORS
       Jason Gunthorpe
          Author.

       APT team
          Author.

REFERENCES
       1. APT bug page
          http://bugs.debian.org/src:apt

Linux                          29 February 2004                APT-SORTPKGS(1)