---
name: "nala-fetch"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "nala"
version: "0.16.0"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/nala-fetch"
---

# nala-fetch(8)

Fetch fast mirrors to improve download speed

## NAME

nala-fetch - Fetch fast mirrors to improve download speed

## SYNOPSIS

**nala fetch** \[*--options*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**nala** will fetch fast mirrors to improve download speed.

**nala** parses the following files to find mirrors:

For Debian ⟨https://mirror-master.debian.org/status/Mirrors.masterlist⟩\\c

For Ubuntu ⟨https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+archivemirrors-rss⟩\\c

For Devuan ⟨https://pkgmaster.devuan.org/mirror\_list.txt⟩\\c

The resulting file of mirrors will be located at */etc/apt/sources.list.d/nala-sources.list*

When selecting mirrors in the interactive display, you can pass a comma or space separated list.

Examples:

Specific List:

*1,2,3,4* Selects mirrors 1, 2, 3 and 4

Comma and spaces may be mixed in the input. **nala** will parse it all the same.

*1,3 , 4 5* will select mirrors 1, 3, 4 and 5

Range: *1..5* will select mirrors 1 through 5

Even Range: *0..1..5* selects 2 and 4

Odd Range: *1..1..5* selects 1, 3 and 5

## OPTIONS

- **--debian**

  Instead of auto detecting the distro and release, you can use this switch to specify a Debian release.

  **nala fetch** *--debian sid*

- **--ubuntu**

  Much like *--debian* but for Ubuntu

  **nala fetch** *--ubuntu jammy*

- **--devuan**

  Much like *--debian* but for Devuan

  **nala fetch** *--devuan unstable*

- **--https-only**

  **fetch** will only provide https mirrors.

- **--auto**

  Run **fetch** uninteractively. Will still prompt for overwriting the sources file if it exists.

- **--fetches**

  This controls the number of mirrors to fetch.

  With *--auto* this will default to 3 mirrors, and write as many mirrors as you specify to the file.

  In the interactive version of **fetch**, this will default to 16 mirrors. Instead of controlling the amount of mirrors that will be written, it controls the amount of mirrors you are shown to select from.

- **--sources**

  Add the source repos for the mirror, if it exists.

  By default **nala** will not include the source repos.

- **--non-free**

  Add contrib and non-free components of the Debian mirrors.

  This switch does nothing on Ubuntu systems.

- **--debug**

  Print helpful information for solving issues. If you're submitting a bug report try running the command again with *--debug* and providing the output to the devs, it may be helpful.

- **-c**, **--country**

  Specify your country to limit the mirror search using the 2 letter ISO country code.

  This option can be specified multiple times to increase the pool.

  Example:

  **nala fetch** *-c US -c CA*

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

  Disable scrolling text and print extra information

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

  Shows this man page.

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 2021, 2022 Blake Lee