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.IX Title "ACTIVATOR 1"
.TH ACTIVATOR 1 "2011-02-07" "perl v5.12.2" "Entropy"
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.nh
.SH "NAME"
activator \- Official Sabayon Linux Server\-Side Repositories Management tool.
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.IX Header "SYNOPSIS"
\&\fBactivator\fR [action] [basic_options] [options] [atom | package_file | \f(CW@set\fR] ...
.PP
\&\fBactivator\fR [action] [basic_options] [options] ...
.PP
\&\fBactivator\fR \-\-help
.PP
\&\fBactivator\fR \-\-version
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.IX Header "DESCRIPTION"
\&\fBactivator\fR is a server-side repository administration tool used to handle
remote Entropy repository mirrors.
.SH "BASIC_OPTIONS"
.IX Header "BASIC_OPTIONS"
.IP "\fB\-\-help (\-h)\fR" 4
.IX Item "--help (-h)"
this output
.IP "\fB\-\-version\fR" 4
.IX Item "--version"
print version
.IP "\fB\-\-nocolor\fR" 4
.IX Item "--nocolor"
disable colorized output
.SH "OPTIONS"
.IX Header "OPTIONS"
.IP "\fBsync\fR" 4
.IX Item "sync"
sync packages, database and also do some tidy
.RS 4
.IP "\fB\-\-branch=<branch\fR>" 4
.IX Item "--branch=<branch>"
choose on what branch operating
.IP "\fB\-\-noask\fR" 4
.IX Item "--noask"
do not ask anything except critical things
.IP "\fB\-\-syncall\fR" 4
.IX Item "--syncall"
sync all the configured repositories
.RE
.RS 4
.RE
.IP "\fBtidy\fR" 4
.IX Item "tidy"
remove binary packages not in repositories and expired
.IP "\fBpackages\fR" 4
.IX Item "packages"
package repositories handling functions
.RS 4
.IP "\fBsync\fR" 4
.IX Item "sync"
sync package repositories across primary mirrors
.RS 4
.IP "\fB\-\-ask\fR" 4
.IX Item "--ask"
ask before making any changes
.IP "\fB\-\-pretend\fR" 4
.IX Item "--pretend"
only show what would be done
.IP "\fB\-\-syncall\fR" 4
.IX Item "--syncall"
sync all the configured repositories
.IP "\fB\-\-do\-packages\-check\fR" 4
.IX Item "--do-packages-check"
also verify packages integrity
.RE
.RS 4
.RE
.RE
.RS 4
.RE
.IP "\fBrepo\fR" 4
.IX Item "repo"
repository handling functions
.RS 4
.IP "\fBsync\fR" 4
.IX Item "sync"
sync the current repository database across primary mirrors
.RS 4
.IP "\fB\-\-syncall\fR" 4
.IX Item "--syncall"
sync all the configured repositories
.RE
.RS 4
.RE
.IP "\fBvacuum\fR" 4
.IX Item "vacuum"
clean unavaiable packages from mirrors (similar to tidy, but more nazi)
.RS 4
.IP "\fB\-\-days=<days\fR>" 4
.IX Item "--days=<days>"
expiration days [default is: 0]
.RE
.RS 4
.RE
.IP "\fBlock\fR" 4
.IX Item "lock"
lock the current repository database (server-side)
.IP "\fBunlock\fR" 4
.IX Item "unlock"
unlock the current repository database (server-side)
.IP "\fBdownload-lock\fR" 4
.IX Item "download-lock"
lock the current repository database (client-side)
.IP "\fBdownload-unlock\fR" 4
.IX Item "download-unlock"
unlock the current repository database (client-side)
.IP "\fBlock-status\fR" 4
.IX Item "lock-status"
show current lock status
.RE
.RS 4
.RE
.IP "\fBnotice\fR" 4
.IX Item "notice"
notice board handling functions
.RS 4
.IP "\fBadd\fR" 4
.IX Item "add"
add a news item to the notice board
.IP "\fBremove\fR" 4
.IX Item "remove"
remove a news item from the notice board
.IP "\fBread\fR" 4
.IX Item "read"
read the current notice board
.RE
.RS 4
.RE
.SH "ENVIRONMENT"
.IX Header "ENVIRONMENT"
\&\fB\s-1ETP_REPO\s0\fR=valid repository id: on-the-fly switch default Entropy repository.
.PP
\&\fB\s-1ETP_EXPIRATION_DAYS\s0\fR=valid number: on-the-fly removed packages expiration days
setting.
.SH "BUGS"
.IX Header "BUGS"
Please report bugs to http://bugs.sabayonlinux.org.
.SH "EXIT STATUS"
.IX Header "EXIT STATUS"
\&\fBactivator\fR returns a zero exit status if the called command succeeded. Non zero
is returned in case of failure.
.SH "AUTHOR"
.IX Header "AUTHOR"
Fabio Erculiani <lxnay@sabayon.org>
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.IX Header "SEE ALSO"
\&\fIreagent\fR\|(1), \fIequo\fR\|(1)
.SH "POD ERRORS"
.IX Header "POD ERRORS"
Hey! \fBThe above document had some coding errors, which are explained below:\fR
.IP "Around line 184:" 4
.IX Item "Around line 184:"
You forgot a '=back' before '=head1'