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.TH Slpkg "8" "5 2014" "slpkg"
.SH NAME
slpkg - Utility for easy management packages in Slackware
.SH SYNOPSIS
Usage: slpkg [-h] [-v] [-a script.tar.gz [sources...]]
[-b --list, --add, --remove [...]]
[-q --list, [...] --add, --remove]
[ --build, --install, --build-install]
[-g --config, --config=[editor]]
[-l [repository], all, noarch]
[-c [repository] --upgrade]
[-s [repository] [package][
[-t [repository] [package]]
[-p [repository] [package] --color=]
[-f] [-n] [-i [...]] [-u [...]]
[-o [...]] [-r [...]] [-d [...]]
.SH DESCRIPTION
\fBslpkg\fP is a terminal multitool in order to easy use Slackware packages.
.PP
It's a quick and easy way to manage your packages in slackware to a command.
.SH EXAMPLES
Utility for easy management packages in Slackware
Optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-v, --version print version and exit
-a, script.tar.gz [source...] auto build SBo packages
-b, --list, [package...] --add, --remove add, remove packages in blacklist
-q, --list, [package...] --add, --remove add, remove SBo packages in queue
--build, --install, --build-install build, install packages from queue
-g, --config, --config=<editor> configuration file management
-l, [repository], all, noarch list of installed packages
-c, [repository] --upgrade check for updated packages
-s, [repository] [package] download, build & install
-t, [repository] [package] tracking dependencies
-p, [repository] [package] --color=[] print package description
-f, [package] find installed packages
-n, [package] view SBo packages through network
-i, [package...] install binary packages
-u, [package...] upgrade binary packages
-o, [package...] reinstall binary packages
-r, [package...] remove binary packages
-d, [package...] display the contents
.SH REPOSITORIES
slack, sbo, alien, slacky, rlw, studio
.SH COLORS
red, green, yellow, cyan, grey
.PP
.SH GLOBAL OPTIONS
.TP
\fB\-v\fP, \fB\-\-version\fP
Print the version of program and exit.
.SH COMMANDS
.PP
The following commands are available.
.SS -a, auto build packages
\fBslpkg\fP \fB-a\fP <\fIscript\fP> <\fIsources\fP>
.PP
With this argument, build slackware package from source quickly and easy.
.SS -b , add, remove, view packages in blacklist
\fBslpkg\fP \fB-b\fP \fB--list\fP <\fIpackages\fP> \fB--add\fP \fB--remove\fP
.PP
List, add or remove packages from blacklist file. The settings here affect
all repositories.
.SS -q , add, remove, view packages in queue
\fBslpkg\fP \fB-q\fP \fB--list\fP <\fIpackages\fP> \fB--add\fP \fB--remove\fP
.TP
\fBslpkg\fP \fB-q\fP \fB--build\fP \fB--install\fP \fB--build-install\fP
.PP
List, add, or remove sbo packages from queue. If you want to remove all the packages
from the list 'slpkg -q all --remove'. (these arguments only working for the sbo repository)
Build or install or build and install packages are queued.
.SS -g , configuration file management
\fBslpkg\fP \fB--config\fP \fB--config=[editor]\fP
.PP
Print configuration file or edit with editor.
.SS -l , list of installed packages per repository
\fBslpkg\fP \fB-l\fP <\fIrepository\fP> \fIall\fP \fInoarch\fP
.PP
List of installed packages per repository or all.
.SS -c , check if your packages is up to date
\fBslpkg\fP \fB-c\fP <\fIrepository\fP> \fI--upgrade\f
.PP
Check your packages is up to date.
.SS -s , download, build and install package with all dependencies
\fBslpkg\fP \fB-s\fP <\fIrepository\fP> <\fIname of package\fP>
.PP
Installs or upgrade packages from the repositories with automatically resolving all
dependencies of the package. Also installs the official distribution Slackware
packages. Sometimes to install a package have to pass part of the version of the
package as 'slpkg -s alien ffmpeg-2.4.3'.
.SS -t , tracking dependencies
\fBslpkg\fP \fB-t\fP <\fIrepository\fP> <\fIname of package\fP>
.PP
Tracking all dependencies of that package.
The sequence shown is that you must follow to correctly install package.
.SS -p , print packages description
\fBslpkg\fP \fB-p\fP <\fIrepository\fP> <\fIname of package\fP> \fI--color=\fP
.PP
Print package description with color. Available colors: red, green, yellow, cyan, grey
.SS -f find packages
\fBslpkg\fP \fB-f\fP <\fIname of package\fP>
.PP
Find installed packages with view total file size.
.SS -n , find packages from SBo repositority
\fBslpkg\fP \fB-n\fP <\fIname of package\fP>
.PP
With this method you can find the SBo script that interests you through
the network. (www.slackbuilds.org)
.SS -i , install binary packages
\fBslpkg\fP \fB-i\fP <\fIpackages.t?z\fP>
.PP
Installs single binary packages designed for use with the
Slackware Linux distribution into your system.
.SS -u , install-upgrade packages with new
\fBslpkg\fP \fB-u\fP <\fIpackages.t?z\fP>
.PP
Normally upgrade only upgrades packages that are already
installed on the system, and will skip any packages that do not
already have a version installed. 'Requires root privileges'
(like slackware command upgradepkg --install-new)
.SS -o , reinstall binary packages
\fBslpkg\fP \fB-o\fP <\fIpackages.t?z\fP>
.PP
Upgradepkg usually skips packages if the exact same package
(matching name, version, arch, and build number) is already
installed on the system.'Requires root privileges' (like
slackware command upgradepkg --reinstall)
.SS -r , remove packages
\fBslpkg\fP \fB-r\fP <\fIname of packages\fP>
.PP
Removes a previously installed Slackware package, while writing
a progress report to the standard output. A package may be
specified either by the full package name (as you'd see listed in
/var/log/packages/), or by the base package name. If installed
packages with command 'slpkg -s sbo <package>' then write a file
in /var/log/slpkg/dep/ with all dependencies and it allows you
can remove them all together. 'Requires root
privileges' (like slackware command removepkg)
.SS -d , display contents
\fBslpkg\fP \fB-d\fP <\fIname of packages\fP>
.PP
Display the contents of the package with all descriptions.
.SH HELP OPTION
Specifying the help option displays help for slpkg itself, or a
command.
.br
For example:
\fBslpkg \-\-help\fP - display help for slpkg
.SH FILES
/etc/slpkg/slpkg.conf
General configuration of slpkg
/etc/slpkg/blacklist
List of packages to skip
/etc/slpkg/slackware-mirrors
List of Slackware Mirrors
/var/log/slpkg
ChangeLog.txt repositories files
SlackBuilds logs and dependencies files
/var/lib/slpkg
PACKAGES.TXT files and SLACKBUILDS.TXT file
/tmp/slpkg
Slpkg temponary donwloaded files and build packages
.SH AUTHOR
Dimitris Zlatanidis <d.zlatanidis@gmail.com>
.SH HOMEPAGE
https://github.com/dslackw/slpkg
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright \(co 2014 Dimitris Zlatanidis
.SH SEE ALSO
installpkg(8), upgradepkg(8), removepkg(8), pkgtool(8), slackpkg(8), explodepkg(8),
makepkg(8).