---
name: "yum-arch"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "yum"
version: "2.4.0-3.1"
release: "Debian 4.0 (Etch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/yum-arch"
---

# yum-arch(8)

Creates yum distribution database

## NAME

yum-arch - Creates yum distribution database

## SYNOPSIS

**yum-arch** \[options\] directory

## DESCRIPTION

**yum-arch** is run from the distribution site in order to create the databases in which yum determines remote package availability.

*options* is one of:

- **-d**

  check dependencies and conflicts in tree.

- **-v**

  make output verbose.

- **-vv**

  make output much more verbose.

- **-n**

  don't generate headers.

- **-s**

  generate headers for source packages too.

- **-q**

  make output more quiet.

- **-c**

  check pkgs with gpg and md5 checksums - cannot be used with -n.

- **-z**

  compress headers using gzip (default, deprecated as an option).

- **-l**

  pay attention to symlinks (Default is to ignore symlinks).\

- **directory**

  a directory where you want to create the *headers* directory.

## FILES

```
headers/
headers/header.info
```

## SEE ALSO

*yum (8)*

## AUTHORS

```
Please see the AUTHORS file included with this program
```

## BUGS

Any bugs which are found should be emailed to the mailing list: yum@linux.duke.edu