apt-dater.conf — configuration file of apt-dater(8)
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parameter=value
parameter=value;value;...;
The file apt-dater.conf
is the
configuration file for apt-dater(8).
apt-dater(8) is a program to manage package updats
on a large number of remote hosts using SSH.
This man page descripes briefly the parameters of the file
apt-dater.conf
.
The default location of this file is $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/apt-dater/hosts.conf
.
The syntax of the configuration file is the syntax of glib keyfiles.
$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/apt-dater/hosts.conf
The location of the file contains all host which will be managed with apt-dater. (optional)
$XDG_DATA_HOME/apt-dater
The location of the directory which contains the status files of any host. (optional)
$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/apt-dater/screenrc
Location of screen(1) config file. (optional)
%m # %u@%h:%p
Template for screen titles using string escapes. (optional)
/usr/bin/ssh
The location of ssh-client binary.
The command to initiate a file transfer e.g. /usr/bin/mc /#sh:%u@%h:C/
Additional ssh-client command flags, which will be appended.
The default user which will be used for remote login.
22
The default port to connect to the ssh server.
sudo aptitude update && sudo aptitude -s -y -v upgrade
The command which will be used to refresh the status of the managed host.
sudo aptitude upgrade
The command which will be used to intitate a upgrade of a managed host.
sudo aptitude install %s
The command which will be used to update a single package. %s
will be replaced by the name of the package.
MAINTAINER
escape | replaced by |
% | escape character |
h | hostname |
m | maintainer name |
p | SSH port number |
u | SSH username |
apt-dater.conf
The configuration file of apt-dater.
hosts.conf
Contains all hosts you would like to manage.
apt-dater(8), aptitude(1), apt-get(1), debtrack, screen(1), ssh(1), XDG Base Directory Specification.