# sync-available(8) - man - phpMan

[SYNC-AVAILABLE(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/SYNC-AVAILABLE/8/markdown)                   Debian administrator's manual                  [SYNC-AVAILABLE(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/SYNC-AVAILABLE/8/markdown)



## 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)