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<!doctype refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V4.1//EN">
<refentry>
<refentryinfo>
<address>
<email>sf@debian.org</email>
</address>
<author>
<firstname>Stefan</firstname>
<surname>Fritsch</surname>
</author>
<date>January 2009</date>
</refentryinfo>
<refmeta>
<refentrytitle>diffindex-download</refentrytitle>
<manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
</refmeta>
<refnamediv>
<refname>diffindex-download</refname>
<refpurpose>
Download utility for Debian Contents files
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
<cmdsynopsis>
<command>diffindex-download</command>
<arg><option>options</option></arg>
<arg choice="Req">URL</arg>
<arg choice="Req">filename</arg>
</cmdsynopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>
<refsect1>
<title>DESCRIPTION</title>
<para><command>diffindex-download</command> is a command line tool for
downloading Contents files. It uses APT's diff/Index format patches when
available to avoid downloading the full file.
<command>diffindex-download</command> is used by
<command>apt-file</command>.</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>OPTIONS</title>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<option>-n</option> <literal>number</literal>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>
If more than <literal>number</literal> patches would be necessary,
download the whole file. Specifying 0 to always download the whole
file is possible.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<option>-k</option>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Don't verify the peer certificate when using https.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<option>-c</option> <literal>cacert</literal>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>
If <literal>cacert</literal> is a directory: Use
<literal>cacert</literal> as CA certificate path. Otherwise use
<literal>cacert</literal> as CA certificate bundle. See the
<literal>--capath</literal> and <literal>--cacert</literal>
options in the <command>curl</command>(1) man page.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<option>-i</option>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Don't exit with errror if the URL does not exist. This is useful
as some archives don't provide Contents files.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<option>-q</option>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Be quiet (opposite of -v). The default if stdout is not a terminal.
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<option>-v</option>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Be verbose (opposite of -q). The default if stdout is a terminal.
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<option>-d</option>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Print additional debug info.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<option>-h</option>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>Display a short help screen.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>SEE ALSO</title>
<para>
<command>apt-file</command>(1), <command>diffindex-rred</command>(1),
<command>curl</command>(1)
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>AUTHOR</title>
<para>
<command>diffindex-download</command> was written by Stefan Fritsch
<email>sf@debian.org</email>.
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
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