apk

linux

Alpine Linux package management tool.

Options (3)

-U, --update-cacheboolean

Update repository indexes and upgrade all packages

Example: apk upgrade {{[-U|--update-cache]}}

-v, --verboseboolean

Search for packages with a keyword in their name and list results with descriptions

Example: apk search {{[-v|--verbose]}} {{keyword}}

-d, --descriptionboolean

Search for packages with a keyword in their description

Example: apk search {{[-d|--description]}} {{keyword}}

Update repository indexes and upgrade all packages

apk upgrade [-U|--update-cache]

Only update repository indexes

apk update

Install a new package

apk add package

Remove a package

apk del package

Repair/Reinstall a package without modifying main dependencies

apk fix package

Search for packages with a keyword in their name and list results with descriptions

apk search [-v|--verbose] keyword

Search for packages with a keyword in their description

apk search [-d|--description] keyword

Display information about a specific package

apk info package