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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 arbitrary configuration option. The
syntax is -o Foo::Bar=bar. -o and --option can be used multiple times to set
different options.