# SYNC-AVAILABLE - sync dpkg's available database with apt's database - man(8) - [phpMan]

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## NAME
       sync-available - sync dpkg's available database with apt's database

## SYNOPSIS
### sync-available

### sync-available --version

### sync-available --help

## DESCRIPTION
       This program updates the [**dpkg**(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/dpkg/8/markdown) _available_ database with the data in the [**apt**(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/apt/8/markdown) package data‐
       base.   This  is required for [**grep-available**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/grep-available/1/markdown) and other similar programs to give up-to-date
       results.

       The same functionality is available through [**dselect**(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/dselect/8/markdown), when it is configured to  use  [**apt**(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/apt/8/markdown)
       as  its  acquisition  method.   However, this program does not require that [**dselect**(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/dselect/8/markdown) is in‐
       stalled.

## EXIT STATUS
       The program exits with status code **0 **if all went well, and a non-zero status code otherwise.

## OPTIONS
### --version
              Output the name and version of the program onto standard output stream.

       **--help **Give a brief usage statement on the standard output stream.

## ENVIRONMENT
       **TMPDIR **The name of the directory where temporary files are created.  Default is _/tmp_.

## AUTHOR
       The program and this manual page were written by Antti-Juhani Kaijanaho <<ajk@debian.org>>.

## SEE ALSO
       [**grep-available**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/grep-available/1/markdown), [**apt**(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/apt/8/markdown), [**dpkg**(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/dpkg/8/markdown), [**dselect**(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/dselect/8/markdown)

Debian Project                               2005-07-11                            [_SYNC-AVAILABLE_(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/SYNC-AVAILABLE/8/markdown)