SYNOPSIS

sbuild-apt [-h|--help | -V|--version] CHROOT (apt-get|apt-cache) [ARG1 [ARG2 [ARGn...]]]

DESCRIPTION

sbuild-apt runs apt-get(1) or apt-cache(1) inside the specified chroot, along with any additional arguments.

OPTIONS

Actions

-h, --help

Display this manual.

-V, --version

Print version information.

Chroot selection

CHROOT

The chroot to run the command in. Note that 'o', 's', 't', 'u' and 'e' may be used as abbreviations for 'oldstable', 'stable', 'testing', 'unstable' and 'experimental', respectively.

APT options

apt-get

Run apt-get.

apt-cache

Run apt-cache.

ARG

Additional arguments to pass to apt-get or apt-cache.

EXAMPLES

To update the APT package lists in the unstable chroot:

% sbuild-apt unstable apt-get update

Note that sbuild-update(1) is a more convenient method for doing the above.

AUTHORS

Roger Leigh.

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2006-2008 Roger Leigh <[email protected]>.