=head1 NAME

B<activator> - Official Sabayon Linux Server-Side Repositories Management tool.

=head1 SYNOPSIS

B<activator> [action] [basic_options] [options] [atom | package_file | @set] ...

B<activator> [action] [basic_options] [options] ...

B<activator> --help

B<activator> --version

=head1 DESCRIPTION

B<activator> is a server-side repository administration tool used to handle
remote Entropy repository mirrors.

=head1 BASIC_OPTIONS

=over

=item B<--help (-h)>

this output

=item B<--version>

print version

=item B<--nocolor>

disable colorized output

=back

=head1 OPTIONS

=over


=item B<sync>

sync packages, database and also do some tidy

=over


=item B<--branch=<branch>>

choose on what branch operating

=item B<--noask>

do not ask anything except critical things

=item B<--syncall>

sync all the configured repositories

=back


=item B<tidy>

remove binary packages not in repositories and expired

=item B<packages>

package repositories handling functions

=over


=item B<sync>

sync package repositories across primary mirrors

=over


=item B<--ask>

ask before making any changes

=item B<--pretend>

only show what would be done

=item B<--syncall>

sync all the configured repositories

=item B<--do-packages-check>

also verify packages integrity

=back

=back


=item B<repo>

repository handling functions

=over


=item B<sync>

sync the current repository database across primary mirrors

=over


=item B<--syncall>

sync all the configured repositories

=back


=item B<vacuum>

clean unavaiable packages from mirrors (similar to tidy, but more nazi)

=over


=item B<--days=<days>>

expiration days [default is: 0]

=back


=item B<lock>

lock the current repository database (server-side)

=item B<unlock>

unlock the current repository database (server-side)

=item B<download-lock>

lock the current repository database (client-side)

=item B<download-unlock>

unlock the current repository database (client-side)

=item B<lock-status>

show current lock status

=back


=item B<notice>

notice board handling functions

=over


=item B<add>

add a news item to the notice board

=item B<remove>

remove a news item from the notice board

=item B<read>

read the current notice board


=back

=head1 ENVIRONMENT

B<ETP_REPO>=valid repository id: on-the-fly switch default Entropy repository.

B<ETP_EXPIRATION_DAYS>=valid number: on-the-fly removed packages expiration days
setting.

=head1 BUGS

Please report bugs to http://bugs.sabayonlinux.org.

=head1 EXIT STATUS

B<activator> returns a zero exit status if the called command succeeded. Non zero
is returned in case of failure.

=head1 AUTHOR

Fabio Erculiani <lxnay@sabayon.org>

=head1 SEE ALSO

reagent(1), equo(1)