reposync(1)

NAME

   reposync - synchronize yum repositories to a local directory

SYNOPSIS

   reposync [options]

DESCRIPTION

   reposync  is  used  to  synchronize  a remote yum repository to a local
   directory, using yum to retrieve the packages.

OPTIONS

   -h, --help
          Display a help message, and then quit.

   -c CONFIG, --config=CONFIG
          Config file to use (defaults to /etc/yum.conf).

   -a ARCH, --arch=ARCH
          Act as if running the specified  arch  (default:  current  arch,
          note: does not override $releasever).

   --source
          Also download .src.rpm files.

   -r REPOID, --repoid=REPOID
          Specify  repo  ids  to  query,  can  be specified multiple times
          (default is all enabled).

   -t, --tempcache
          Use a temp dir for storing/accessing yum-cache.

   -p DESTDIR, --download_path=DESTDIR
          Path to download packages to: defaults to current directory.

   -g, --gpgcheck
          Remove  packages  that  fail  GPG   signature   checking   after
          downloading.

   -u, --urls
          Just list urls of what would be downloaded, don't download.

   -n, --newest-only
          Download only newest packages per-repo.

   -q, --quiet
          Output as little information as possible.

EXAMPLES

   Sync all packages from the 'updates' repo to the current directory:
           reposync --repoid=updates

   Sync  only  the  newest packages from the 'updates' repo to the current
   directory:
           reposync -n --repoid=updates

   Sync packages from the 'updates' and  'extras'  repos  to  the  current
   directory:
           reposync --repoid=updates --repoid=extras

   Sync all packages from the 'updates' repo to the repos directory:
           reposync -p repos --repoid=updates

FILES

   reposync   uses  the  yum  libraries  for  retrieving  information  and
   packages. If no  configuration  file  is  specified,  the  default  yum
   configuration will be used.

   /etc/yum.conf
   /etc/yum/repos.d/

SEE ALSO

   yum.conf (5)
   http://yum.baseurl.org/

AUTHORS

   See the Authors file included with this program.

BUGS

   There  are of course no bugs, but should you find any, you should first
   consult the  FAQ  section  on  http://yum.baseurl.org/wiki/Faq  and  if
   unsuccessful  in  finding  a  resolution contact the mailing list: yum-
   [email protected].  To file a bug use  http://bugzilla.redhat.com
   for  Fedora/RHEL/Centos  related bugs and http://yum.baseurl.org/report
   for all other bugs.

                             27 April 2007                     reposync(1)

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