emaint

Portage system maintenance utility

TLDR

Synchronize repositories set to auto-sync

$ sudo emaint sync [-a|--auto]

Synchronize a specific repository

$ sudo emaint sync [-r|--repo] [repository]

Synchronize all repositories

$ sudo emaint sync [-A|--allrepos]

Clear the Portage resume list

$ sudo emaint cleanresume [-f|--fix]

Clean Portage logs

$ sudo emaint logs [-C|--clean]

emaint performs Portage maintenance tasks on Gentoo systems. It is organized into modules, each covering one area: repository synchronization, the resume list, log rotation, the binary package host, and consistency checks on Portage's own databases.Most modules follow the same shape: -c/--check reports problems without touching anything, and -f/--fix applies the repair. Running `emaint --help` lists the modules available on the installed Portage version.emaint sync is the modern front end for updating repositories and understands per-repository settings in repos.conf, which `emerge --sync` predates.

PARAMETERS

sync

Synchronize repositories

-a, --auto

Sync only repositories that have auto-sync enabled

-r, --repo name

Sync a specific repository

-A, --allrepos

Sync all repositories regardless of auto-sync

cleanresume

Clear Portage's resume list (what `emerge --resume` would replay)

logs

Rotate and clean the Portage log directory

merges

Detect and repair packages left half-merged by an interrupted emerge

binhost

Regenerate the Packages index for a binary package host

world

Check and fix the world file for invalid entries

-c, --check

Report problems without changing anything

-C, --clean

Clean old entries (logs module)

-f, --fix

Apply the repair

CONFIGURATION

/etc/portage/repos.conf

Repository configuration for Portage, controlling which repositories are synchronized.

CAVEATS

Gentoo Linux specific. Requires root privileges. Part of the Portage package management system.

RESOURCES

Source code · Documentation