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    "parameter": "sync-available",
    "section": "8",
    "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/sync-available/8/json",
    "generated": "2026-05-30T07:08:25Z",
    "synopsis": "",
    "sections": {
        "NAME": {
            "content": "sync-available - sync dpkg's available database with apt's database\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SYNOPSIS": {
            "content": "",
            "subsections": [
                {
                    "name": "sync-available",
                    "content": ""
                },
                {
                    "name": "sync-available --version",
                    "content": ""
                },
                {
                    "name": "sync-available --help",
                    "content": ""
                }
            ]
        },
        "DESCRIPTION": {
            "content": "This program updates the dpkg(8) available database with the data in the apt(8) package data‐\nbase.  This is required for grep-available(1) and other similar programs to  give  up-to-date\nresults.\n\nThe  same  functionality is available through dselect(8), when it is configured to use apt(8)\nas its acquisition method.  However, this program does not require  that  dselect(8)  is  in‐\nstalled.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "EXIT STATUS": {
            "content": "The program exits with status code 0 if all went well, and a non-zero status code otherwise.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "OPTIONS": {
            "content": "",
            "subsections": [
                {
                    "name": "--version",
                    "content": "Output the name and version of the program onto standard output stream.\n\n--help Give a brief usage statement on the standard output stream.\n",
                    "long": "--version"
                }
            ]
        },
        "ENVIRONMENT": {
            "content": "TMPDIR The name of the directory where temporary files are created.  Default is /tmp.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "AUTHOR": {
            "content": "The program and this manual page were written by Antti-Juhani Kaijanaho <ajk@debian.org>.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SEE ALSO": {
            "content": "grep-available(1), apt(8), dpkg(8), dselect(8)\n\n\n\nDebian Project                               2005-07-11                            SYNC-AVAILABLE(8)",
            "subsections": []
        }
    },
    "summary": "sync-available - sync dpkg's available database with apt's database",
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            "flag": "",
            "long": "--version",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "Output the name and version of the program onto standard output stream. --help Give a brief usage statement on the standard output stream."
        }
    ],
    "examples": [],
    "see_also": [
        {
            "name": "grep-available",
            "section": "1",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/grep-available/1/json"
        },
        {
            "name": "apt",
            "section": "8",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/apt/8/json"
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        {
            "name": "dpkg",
            "section": "8",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/dpkg/8/json"
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            "name": "dselect",
            "section": "8",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/dselect/8/json"
        },
        {
            "name": "SYNC-AVAILABLE",
            "section": "8",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/SYNC-AVAILABLE/8/json"
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