approx-import - copy local .deb files into the approx cache

       Eric Cooper <ecc@cmu.edu>

                                                    June 2010                                   APPROX-IMPORT(8)

approx-import copies local .deb files, such as those found in /var/cache/apt/archives, into the approx(8)
       cache.

       It  does  so  by  computing  the  MD5  checksum  of each argument.  If it matches a package in one of the
       Packages files in the approx(8) cache, then the file is copied to the appropriate location in the cache.

       Note that all Packages files must be scanned, regardless of how many .deb files are being  imported,  and
       this process may take several minutes.

       The approx-import command must be run by the superuser or the approx(8) user.

       To import packages from the local apt(8) cache:

              approx-import /var/cache/apt/archives/*.deb

       To import packages from another proxy's cache:

              find other-cache -name "*.deb" | xargs approx-import

       (where other-cache is the pathname of the other proxy's cache directory)

/etc/approx/approx.conf
              Configuration file for approx and related programs.

       /var/cache/approx
              Default cache directory for archive files.

       approx-import - copy local .deb files into the approx cache

-c file, --config file
              Specify an additional configuration file.  May be used multiple times.

       -s, --simulate
              Process files but do not actually copy them into the cache.

       -q, --quiet
              Don't print the names of files that are imported.

       -v, --verbose
              Print the disposition of each file.

approx.conf(5), approx(8)

approx-import [OPTION]... file.deb ...