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6 apt-sortpkgs - Utility to sort package index files
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9 apt-sortpkgs [-s] [-o=config_string] [-c=config_file] filename...
10 {-v | --version} {-h | --help}
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13 apt-sortpkgs will take an index file (source index or package index)
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18 All output is sent to standard output; the input must be a seekable
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22 All command line options may be set using the configuration file, the
23 descriptions indicate the configuration option to set. For boolean
24 options you can override the config file by using something like
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28 Use source index field ordering. Configuration Item:
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32 Show a short usage summary.
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35 Show the program version.
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38 Configuration File; Specify a configuration file to use. The
39 program will read the default configuration file and then this
40 configuration file. If configuration settings need to be set before
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42 APT_CONFIG environment variable. See apt.conf(5) for syntax
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46 Set a Configuration Option; This will set an arbitrary
47 configuration option. The syntax is -o Foo::Bar=bar. -o and
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57 APT bug page[1]. If you wish to report a bug in APT, please see
58 /usr/share/doc/debian/bug-reporting.txt or the reportbug(1) command.
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63 APT team
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66 1. APT bug page
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