apk-update(8)

apk-update8

Update repository indexes

Usage

apk update

Overview

apk update forces updating of the indexes from all configured package repositories. This command is not needed in normal operation as all applets requiring indexes will automatically refresh them after caching time expires.

See apk-repositories(5) for more information on configuring package repositories.

Options

apk update does not support any specific options. See apk(8) for global options.

From apk-tools 3.0.8-1 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.