apt-cacher-ng

Section: Eduard Bloch (8)
Updated: November 2007
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NAME

apt-cacher-ng - caching proxy for software package downloads  

SYNOPSIS

apt-cacher-ng [-c confdir] [-h] [optname=optvalue ...]
 

DESCRIPTION

Apt-Cacher NG is a caching proxy for software packages which are downloaded by Unix/Linux system distribution mechanisms from mirror servers accessible via HTTP.  

OPTIONS

The command-line options supported by apt-cacher-ng are:

-c confdir
Scan the specified configuration directory and interpret configuration files find there.
-h
Short option summary
varname=varopt
The options from the configuration can be passed on the command line as key=value pairs.
 

SIGNALS

Only few signals are handled in non-default ways.

SIGUSR1 closes and reopens log files.

SIGTERM and SIGINT close log files and stop the daemon.  

MORE INFORMATION

For more information on Apt-Cacher NG, read the User Manual which can be found either in the doc/pdf directory of the software source package or installed in the documentation directory of apt-cacher-ng by your distribution.

 

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NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
OPTIONS
SIGNALS
MORE INFORMATION
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