---
name: "apt-proxy-import"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "apt-proxy"
version: "1.9.36.3+nmu1"
release: "Debian 5.0 (Lenny)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/apt-proxy-import"
---

# apt-proxy-import(8)

Import packages into the apt-proxy cache.

## NAME

apt-proxy-import - Import packages into the apt-proxy cache.

## SYNOPSIS

**apt-proxy-import** \[*options*\] *\<filename\>* ...

## DESCRIPTION

-

  apt-proxy-import **-r** \[options\] \<directory\> ...

## OPTIONS

- **-V**, **--version**

  print version and quit

- **-v**, **--verbose**

  give verbose output

- **-d**, **--debug**

  debug output

- **-q**, **--quiet**

  try not to write messages to stdout

- **-r**, **--recursive**

  recurse into subdirectories

- **-h**, **--help**

  Display this help and exit.

- **-c**, **--config-file=**

  Configuration file

apt-proxy-import imports .deb files into the apt-proxy cache.

It uses the package lists to determine where each file should be placed, so you should run **'apt-get update'** to allow apt-proxy to  update the package lists before running apt-proxy-import.

## USING TO BOOTSTRAP A NEW APT-PROXY CACHE

If you have been using apt standalone, you probably have built up a large collection of .debs or .udebs in apt's cache directory.  You can import these files into apt-proxy as follows:

1\. Update apt-proxy's filelists:

```
    apt-get update
```

2\. Import files from apt's cache:

```
    apt-proxy-import /var/cache/apt/archives
```

## IMPORTING APT-MOVE CACHE

You can import the apt-move generated cache into apt-proxy using the following command:

```
    apt-proxy-import -r /var/cache/apt-move
```

This tells apt-proxy-import to recuse over each directory in the apt-move cache.

## FILES

 /etc/apt-proxy/apt-proxy.conf

## BUGS

apt-proxy-import does not use *max\_age* or *max\_versions* to clean the cache directory on import.

It does not yet import source.tar.gz or Packages files.

You must run it as the apt-proxy user or as root.

## AUTHORS

Chris Halls \<halls@debian.org\>, Manuel Estrada Sainz \<ranty@debian.org\>

## SEE ALSO

[**apt-proxy**(8)](/apt-proxy/8.md), [**apt-proxy.conf**(5)](/apt-proxy.conf/5.md)