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.TH "apk-fetch" "8" "2024-04-29"
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.SH NAME
.PP
apk fetch - download packages from global repositories to a local directory
.PP
.SH SYNOPSIS
.PP
\fBapk fetch\fR [<\fIoptions\fR>.\&.\&.\&] \fIpackages\fR.\&.\&.\&
.PP
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
\fBapk fetch\fR downloads the requested packages from the configured package
repositories (see \fBapk-repositories\fR(5)) to a local directory.\& The current
working directory is used as the destination directory unless \fB-o\fR is
specified.\&
.PP
.SH OPTIONS
.PP
\fB--built-after\fR \fITIMESPEC\fR
.RS 4
Only fetch packages that have buildtime more recent than TIMESPEC.\&
TIMESPEC can be a "YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS" date, or seconds since epoch.\&
.PP
.RE
\fB-l, --link\fR
.RS 4
Create hard links if possible.\&
.PP
.RE
\fB-o, --output\fR \fIDIR\fR
.RS 4
Write the downloaded file(s) to \fIDIR\fR.\&
.PP
.RE
\fB-R, --recursive\fR
.RS 4
Fetch packages and all of their dependencies.\&
.PP
.RE
\fB-s, --stdout\fR
.RS 4
Dump the .\&apk file(s) to stdout.\&
.PP
\fBNote\fR: this option is incompatible with \fB-o\fR, \fB-R\fR, and the global
\fB--progress\fR option.\&
.PP
.RE
\fB-w, --world\fR
.RS 4
Download packages needed to satisfy \fIworld\fR.\& Implies \fB--recursive\fR.\&
.PP
.RE
\fB--simulate\fR
.RS 4
Simulate the requested operation without making any changes.\&
.PP
\fBNote\fR: this option is unreliable if needed indexes are not up-to-date
as this omits refresing or downloading of missing indexes.\&
.PP
.RE
\fB--url\fR
.RS 4
Print the full URL for downloaded packages.\&