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emerge

List of commands for emerge:

  • emerge:tldr:03ffc emerge: Synchronize all packages.
    $ emerge --sync
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  • emerge:tldr:22974 emerge: Remove orphaned packages (that were installed only as dependencies).
    $ emerge -avc
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  • emerge:tldr:32da2 emerge: Remove a package, with confirmation.
    $ emerge -Cav ${package_name}
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  • emerge:tldr:61a66 emerge: Install a new package, with confirmation.
    $ emerge -av ${package_name}
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  • emerge:tldr:8649f emerge: Update all packages, including dependencies.
    $ emerge -uDNav @world
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  • emerge:tldr:b8651 emerge: Search the package database for a keyword.
    $ emerge -S ${keyword}
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  • emerge:tldr:f4e14 emerge: Resume a failed updated, skipping the failing package.
    $ emerge --resume --skipfirst
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