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.TH "SOLV" "1" "10/22/2018" "libsolv" "LIBSOLV"
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.SH "NAME"
solv \- example package manager based on libsolv
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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\fBsolv\fR install [OPTIONS] PKG\&...
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\fBsolv\fR erase [OPTIONS] PKG\&...
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\fBsolv\fR list [OPTIONS] PKG\&...
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\fBsolv\fR info [OPTIONS] PKG\&...
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\fBsolv\fR search [OPTIONS] STRING\&...
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\fBsolv\fR verify [OPTIONS] PKG\&...
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\fBsolv\fR update [OPTIONS] PKG\&...
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\fBsolv\fR dist\-upgrade [OPTIONS] PKG\&...
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\fBsolv\fR repolist [OPTIONS]
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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The solv tool demos some features of the libsolv library\&. It is not meant to replace a real package manager, for example it does not cache downloaded packages\&.
.PP
\fB\-\-root\fR \fIROOTDIR\fR
.RS 4
Install packages using
\fIROOTDIR\fR
as root of the filesystem\&. This also means that the package database of
\fIROOTDIR\fR
will be used\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-\-clean\fR
.RS 4
Also get rid of no longer needed packages when erasing, like libraries that have been used by the erased packages\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-\-best\fR
.RS 4
Force usage of the best package (normally the one with the highest version) for install and update operations\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-\-testcase\fR
.RS 4
Write a testcase after dependency solving\&.
.RE
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The following options can be used to filter the packages\&. If the same option is used multiple times, the result is ORed together\&.
.PP
\fB\-i\fR
.RS 4
Limit the packages to installed ones\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-r\fR \fIREPO\fR
.RS 4
Limit the packages to the specified repository\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-\-arch\fR \fIARCHITECTURE\fR
.RS 4
Limit the packages to the specified package architecture\&.
.RE
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\fB\-\-type\fR \fITYPE\fR
.RS 4
Limit the packages to the specified package type\&.
.RE
.SH "AUTHOR"
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Michael Schroeder <mls@suse\&.de>