apk(8) System Manager's Manual apk(8) (NAME) apk - (Alpine Package Keeper) (SYNOPSIS) apk [< >...] [<>...] [<>...] (DESCRIPTION) apk . world ( apk-world(5)). apk world . apk /var/log/apk.log . apk . (FILES) --interactive . . . (COMMANDS) . (PACKAGE INSTALLATION AND REMOVAL) apk-add(8) world apk-del(8) world (SYSTEM MAINTENANCE) apk-fix(8) world apk-update(8) apk-upgrade(8) apk-cache(8) () (QUERYING PACKAGE INFORMATION) apk-query(8) apk-list(8) apk-dot(8) graphviz apk-policy(8) apk-search(8) apk-info(8) (REPOSITORY AND PACKAGE MAINTENANCE) apk-mkndx(8) ( ) apk-mkpkg(8) ( ) apk-index(8) ( ) apk-fetch(8) apk-manifest(8) apk-extract(8) apk-verify(8) apk-adbsign(8) (MISCELLANEOUS) apk-audit(8) apk-stats(8) apk-version(8) apk-adbdump(8) apk-adbgen(8) apk-convdb(8) apk-convndx(8) (OPTION SYNTAX) BOOL 'yes' 'no' . AUTO 'yes' 'no' 'auto' . . AUTO BOOL --option=argument ( --option argument ). : o --option --option=yes o --no-option --option=no (GLOBAL OPTIONS) . --allow-untrusted . --arch ARCH . --arch . . . --root . --cache[=BOOL] () . --cache-dir CACHEDIR (). CACHEDIR ROOT . --cache-max-age AGE AGE ( ) . 0 . --cache-packages[=BOOL] . /etc/apk/cache . --cache-predownload[=BOOL] . . --cache-packages . --check-certificate[=BOOL] HTTPS . --force, -f --force-* ( ). --force-binary-stdout . --force-broken-world : world . initramfs --initramfs-diskless-boot . tmpfs . APK world world . . --interactive --simulate . --force-missing-repositories . --force-no-chroot chroot . rootfs chroot . chroot . --force-non-repository (reboot) . tmpfs . --force-old-apk . --force-overwrite . --force-refresh ( ). --help, -h . --interactive[=AUTO] . auto tty . no /etc/apk/interactive auto . --keys-dir KEYSDIR . . KEYSDIR ROOT . --legacy-info[=BOOL] "info" "query". no yes . --logfile[=BOOL] . --network[=BOOL] . . --preserve-env[=BOOL] ( APK_ ). --pretty-print[=AUTO] . auto tty yes . --preupgrade-depends DEPS (preupgrade). . 'apk-tools' 'apk-tools' 'baselayout<2' 'baselayout' baselayout . apk-upgrade(8). --print-arch . --progress[=AUTO] . auto tty yes . --progress-fd FD (file descriptor) . --purge[=BOOL] . . (cache clean) ( tmpfs ) . --quiet, -q . --repositories-file REPOFILE apk-repositories(5). repositories.d . REPOFILE apk 2.12.0_rc2 . --repository, -X REPO . apk-repositories(5) ( --repository-config ). . --repository-config REPOCONFIG . REPOCONFIG .list apk-repositories(5) . --root, -p ROOT ROOT. --root-tmpfs[=AUTO] ROOT . auto . : o 'installed' o o --sync[=AUTO] (commit) . auto --root pid ( ) yes . --timeout TIME () TIME . . --update-cache, -U '--cache-max-age 0'. --uvol-manager UVOL uvol OpenWRT. --verbose, -v ( ). --version, -V . --wait TIME TIME . (COMMIT OPTIONS) (commit) . --clean-protected[=BOOL] .apk-new . --commit-hooks[=BOOL] / (pre/post hook) ( ). --initramfs-diskless-boot initramfs tmpfs . (force) . --overlay-from-stdin overlay (stdin). initramfs tmpfs . --scripts[=BOOL] . ROOT . --simulate[=BOOL], -s . . "apk update" . (GENERATION OPTIONS) APKv3 . --compression, -c ALGORITHM[:LEVEL] (ALGORITHM) (LEVEL) . : o none o deflate ( -) o zstd ( -) --sign-key KEYFILE KEYFILE . (ENVIRONMENT) APK_CONFIG . /etc/apk/config LANG UTF-8 . SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH apk-index(8). TERM (dumb) . dumb . libfetch (Variables to configure built-in libfetch) FETCH_BIND_ADDRESS IP libfetch (bind) . . NETRC .netrc . $HOME/.netrc . HTTP_AUTH HTTP_REFERER HTTP_USER_AGENT HTTP Authorization Referer User-Agent. HTTP_PROXY, http_proxy HTTPS_PROXY, https_proxy URL http https . HTTP_PROXY_AUTH Proxy-Authorization HTTP. HTTP . NO_PROXY, no_proxy IP CIDR not () . (hostname) URL . IP CIDR DNS IP . SSL_CLIENT_CERT_FILE SSL_CLIENT_KEY_FILE SSL . SSL_NO_VERIFY_HOSTNAME . APK (Environment for the scripts APK executes) apk PATH . --preserve-env . apk ROOT --force-no-chroot chroot . . APK : APK_PACKAGE ( ). APK_SCRIPT commit . . ($0) apk memfd . (FILES) (Configuration files) /etc/apk/config /lib/apk/config . . /lib /etc . APK_CONFIG . . : no-cache timeout 120 /etc/apk/interactive --interactive auto . ( --root) /etc/apk/arch (CPU) . arch apk-package(5) . /etc/apk/cache (symlink) apk () . apk-cache(5) apk-cache(8). /etc/apk/commit_hooks.d/* /lib/apk/commit_hooks.d/* . (pre-commit post-commit) . pre-commit () . (ENVIRONMENT) . --no-scripts --no-commit-hooks . /etc/apk/keys /lib/apk/keys . . . /etc/apk/protected_paths.d/*.list . apk-protected_paths(5) . /etc/apk/repositories /etc/apk/repositories.d/*.list /lib/apk/repositories.d/*.list . . . apk-repositories(5) . /etc/apk/world . apk-world(5) . libfetch (Configuration files for built-in libfetch) /etc/apk/ca.pem CA . CA . /etc/apk/crl.pem (CRL) . /etc/apk/cert.key . /etc/apk/cert.pem . (System files) /lib/apk/db/lock . /lib/apk/db/installed . /lib/apk/db/scripts.tar /lib/apk/db/scripts.tar.gz . /lib/apk/db/triggers . /lib/apk/db-uvol /lib/apk/db/ uvol OpenWRT . /lib/apk/exec . /var/log/apk.log . (NOTES) apk . 2026-08-31 apk(8)