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apk-index(8) System Manager's Manual apk-index(8)

NAME

apk index - create repository index file from packages

SYNOPSIS

apk index [<options>...] packages...

DESCRIPTION

apk index creates a repository index from a list of package files. See apk-repositories(5) for more information on repository indicies.

Generally, the resulting index must be cryptographically signed before apk will accept it. See abuild-sign(1) for details.

OPTIONS

--description, -d TEXT

Add a description to the index. Upstream, this is used to add version information based on the git commit SHA of aports HEAD at the time of index generation.

--index, -x INDEX

Read an existing index from INDEX to speed up the creation of the new index by reusing data when possible.

--merge

Merge packages into the existing INDEX.

--no-warnings

Disable the warning about missing dependencies. This happens when A, depends on package B, that does not have a provider in the indexed repository.

--output, -o FILE

Output generated index to FILE.

--prune-origin

Prune packages from the existing INDEX with same origin as any of the new packages during merge.

--rewrite-arch ARCH

Set all package's architecture to ARCH.

ENVIRONMENT

SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH

Used as the build time for tar file headers in APKINDEX.tar.gz.
2025-12-03