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qmerge
Section: qmerge (1)Updated: Feb 2026
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NAME
qmerge - fetch and merge binary packageSYNOPSIS
qmerge [opts] <pkgnames>DESCRIPTION
qmerge retrieves and installs Gentoo binary packages. Simple dependency checking is performed, after which qmerge just unpacks the binpkg onto the filesystem and registers the package in the VDB.Retrieval of packages from a remote binhost is currently performed using wget(1). More specifically, FETCHCOMMAND is ignored.
OPTIONS
- -f, --fetch
- Fetch package and newest Packages metadata.
- -F, --force
- Fetch package (skipping Packages).
- -s, --search
- Search available packages.
- -K, --install
- Install package.
- -U, --unmerge
- Uninstall package.
- -p, --pretend
- Pretend only.
- -u, --update
- Update only.
- -y, --yes
- Don't prompt before overwriting.
- -O, --nodeps
- Don't merge dependencies.
- --debug
- Run shell funcs with `set-x`.
- --root <arg>
- Set the ROOT env var.
- -v, --verbose
- Report full package versions, emit more elaborate output.
- -q, --quiet
- Tighter output; suppress warnings.
- -C, --nocolor
- Don't output color.
- --color
- Force color in output.
- -h, --help
- Print this help and exit.
- -V, --version
-
Print version and exit.
REPORTING BUGS
Please report bugs via http://bugs.gentoo.org/Product: Gentoo Linux; Component: Current packages
AUTHORS
Ned Ludd <solar@gentoo.org> Mike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org> Fabian Groffen <grobian@gentoo.org>
SEE ALSO
q(1), qatom(1), qcheck(1), qdepends(1), qfile(1), qgrep(1), qkeyword(1), qlist(1), qlop(1), qmanifest(1), qpkg(1), qsearch(1), qsize(1), qtbz2(1), qtegrity(1), quse(1), qwhich(1), qxpak(1)