diffindex-download(1)
NAME
diffindex-download - Download utility for Debian Contents files
SYNOPSIS
diffindex-download [ options ] URL filename
DESCRIPTION
diffindex-download is a command line tool for downloading Contents files. It uses APT's diff/Index format patches when available to avoid downloading the full file. diffindex-download is used by apt-file.
OPTIONS
- -n number
- If more than number patches would be necessary, download the whole file. Specifying 0 to always download the whole file is possible.
- -i Don't exit with errror if the URL does not exist. This is useful
- as some archives don't provide Contents files.
- -q Be quiet.
- -d Print additional debug info.
- -h Display a short help screen.
SEE ALSO
apt-file(1), diffindex-rred(1)
AUTHOR
- diffindex-download was written by Stefan Fritsch <sf@debian.org>.