apk-world - Man Page

At /etc/apk/world, apk maintains the world, or list of explicitly installed packages.​ This is a plaintext file with one package spec per line.​

If you edit this file manually, you should run apk-fix(8) to apply the changes.​

Specifying a package name with no other modifiers will install the latest version of that package from the first repository in which it is available.​

To pin a package to a tagged repository, use the format pkgname@tagname, e.​g.​ busybox@edge.​ See apk-repositories(5) for details on tagged package repositories.​

To constrain the acceptable versions of the package, use the =, <, >, >=, or ~= operators.​ Respectively, these require the package is equal to, less than, greater than, or greater than or equal to the specified version.​ The ~= operator constrains the package to the version numbers specified, but will not constrain any unspecified version numbers.​

busybox

Installs busybox from the first repository from which it is available.​

busybox@edge

Installs busybox from the first repository tagged "edge" from which it's available.​ If busybox is not available in repositories with this tag, it will cause an error.​ When resolving dependencies of tagged requirements, untagged repositories are preferred, but repositories sharing the same tag will be considered if necessary.​

busybox=1.​6.​1

Install busybox version 1.​6.​1.​

busybox>1.​6.​1

Install a busybox version greater than 1.​6.​1.​

busybox>1.​6.​1

Install a busybox version greater than or equal to 1.​6.​1.​

busybox<1.​6.​1

Install a busybox version less than 1.​6.​1.​

busybox~=1.​6

Install any busybox version between 1.​6.​0 (inclusive) and 1.​7.​0 (exclusive).​

apk(8), apk-repositories(5), apk-upgrade(8).