Information About Remote Packages

doRemoteInfoSGL x1 <package> Get details on a package from the server.

List Available Upgrades

doListUpgradesSGL x2 [preferred_state] List releases on the server of packages you have installed where a newer version is available with the same release state (stable etc.) or the state passed as the second parameter.

List Remote Packages

doRemoteListSGL x3 c specify a channel other than the default channel CHAN Lists the packages available on the configured server along with the latest stable release of each package.

Search remote package database

doSearchSGL x4 c specify a channel other than the default channel CHAN [packagename] [packageinfo] Lists all packages which match the search parameters. The first parameter is a fragment of a packagename. The default channel will be used unless explicitly overridden. The second parameter will be used to match any portion of the summary/description

List All Packages

doListAllSGL x5 c specify a channel other than the default channel CHAN Lists the packages available on the configured server along with the latest stable release of each package.

Download Package

doDownloadSGL x6 Z download an uncompressed (.tar) file <package>... Download package tarballs. The files will be named as suggested by the server, for example if you download the DB package and the latest stable version of DB is 1.6.5, the downloaded file will be DB-1.6.5.tgz.

Clear Web Services Cache

doClearCacheSGL x7 Clear the XML-RPC/REST cache. See also the cache_ttl configuration parameter.