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bpkg-rep-fetch(1)	     General Commands Manual	       bpkg-rep-fetch(1)

NAME
     bpkg-rep-fetch - fetch list of available packages

SYNOPSIS
     bpkg rep-fetch|fetch [options] [(rep-name | rep-loc)...]

DESCRIPTION
     The rep-fetch command fetches the list of available packages for the speci-
     fied  repositories as well as all their complement and prerequisite reposi-
     tories, recursively. If no repositories were specified, then all the repos-
     itories  previously  added  (bpkg-rep-add(1))  to	the  configuration   are
     fetched.

     The  repository to fetch can be specified either as a repository name or as
     a repository location (URL or a directory path; see bpkg-rep-add(1) for de-
     tails). In the latter case, the repository location is added/replaced as if
     by first executing the rep-add command.

     Note that fetching only a specific repository that happens to be a  prereq-
     uisite or complete of another repository not being fetched may result in an
     inconsistent repository state.

REP-FETCH OPTIONS
     --shallow
	    Do	not  re-fetch  complement  and	prerequisite repositories of the
	    specified repositories unless the set of complements and/or  prereq-
	    uisites has changed.

     --no-dir-progress
	    Do	not  print  progress for the specified directory-based reposito-
	    ries.

     --directory|-d dir
	    Assume configuration is in dir rather than in  the	current  working
	    directory.

COMMON OPTIONS
     The  common  options  are summarized below with a more detailed description
     available in bpkg-common-options(1).

     -v     Print essential underlying commands being executed.

     -V     Print all underlying commands being executed.

     --quiet|-q
	    Run quietly, only printing error messages.

     --verbose level
	    Set the diagnostics verbosity to level between 0 and 6.

     --stdout-format format
	    Representation format to use for printing to stdout.

     --jobs|-j num
	    Number of jobs to perform in parallel.

     --no-result
	    Don't print informational messages about the outcome of performing a
	    command or some of its parts.

     --structured-result fmt
	    Write the result of performing a command in a structured form.

     --progress
	    Display progress indicators for  long-lasting  operations,	such  as
	    network transfers, building, etc.

     --no-progress
	    Suppress  progress	indicators  for long-lasting operations, such as
	    network transfers, building, etc.

     --diag-color
	    Use color in diagnostics.

     --no-diag-color
	    Don't use color in diagnostics.

     --build path
	    The build program to be used to build packages.

     --build-option opt
	    Additional option to be passed to the build program.

     --fetch path
	    The fetch program to be used to download resources (packages, repos-
	    itory metadata, etc).

     --fetch-option opt
	    Additional option to be passed to the fetch program.

     --fetch-timeout sec
	    The fetch and fetch-like (for example, git) program timeout.

     --offline
	    Do not attempt to download resources (packages, repository metadata,
	    etc), instead taking them from the local fetch  cache  if  available
	    and failing otherwise.

     --no-fetch-cache
	    Disable  local caching of downloaded resources (packages, repository
	    metadata, etc).

     --fetch-cache mode
	    Comma-separated list of local fetch cache modes.

     --fetch-cache-path dir
	    The directory of the local fetch cache.

     --fetch-cache-session id
	    The local fetch cache session.

     --sqlite-synchronous mode
	    Filesystem synchronization mode for the fetch cache  and  configura-
	    tion SQLite databases.

     --pkg-proxy url
	    HTTP  proxy  server  to  use  when	fetching  package  manifests and
	    archives from remote pkg repositories.

     --git path
	    The git program to be used to fetch git repositories.

     --git-option opt
	    Additional common option to be passed to the git program.

     --sha256 path
	    The sha256 program to be used to calculate SHA256 sums.

     --sha256-option opt
	    Additional option to be passed to the sha256 program.

     --tar path
	    The tar program to be used to extract package archives.

     --tar-option opt
	    Additional option to be passed to the tar program.

     --openssl path
	    The openssl program to be used for crypto operations.

     --openssl-option opt
	    Additional option to be passed to the openssl program.

     --auth type
	    Types of repositories to authenticate.

     --trust fingerprint
	    Trust repository certificate with a SHA256 fingerprint.

     --trust-yes
	    Assume the answer to all authentication prompts is yes.

     --trust-no
	    Assume the answer to all authentication prompts is no.

     --git-capabilities up=pc
	    Protocol capabilities (pc) for a git repository URL prefix (up).

     --pager path
	    The pager program to be used to show long text.

     --pager-option opt
	    Additional option to be passed to the pager program.

     --options-file file
	    Read additional options from file.

     --default-options dir
	    The directory to load additional default options files from.

     --no-default-options
	    Don't load default options files.

     --keep-tmp
	    Don't remove the bpkg's temporary directory at the end of  the  com-
	    mand  execution  and  print  its  path  at	the verbosity level 2 or
	    higher.

DEFAULT OPTIONS FILES
     See bpkg-default-options-files(1) for an overview of  the	default  options
     files. For the rep-fetch command the search start directory is the configu-
     ration  directory. The following options files are searched for in each di-
     rectory and, if found, loaded in the order listed:

     bpkg.options
     bpkg-rep-fetch.options

     The following rep-fetch command options cannot be specified in the  default
     options files:

     --directory|-d

BUGS
     Send bug reports to the users@build2.org mailing list.

COPYRIGHT
     Copyright (c) 2014-2026 the build2 authors.

     Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under
     the terms of the MIT License.

bpkg 0.18.0			   April 2026		       bpkg-rep-fetch(1)
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