NAME

       dnf4-modulesync - DNF modulesync Plugin

       Download packages from modules and/or create a repository with modular data.

SYNOPSIS

       dnf modulesync [options] [<module-spec>...]

DESCRIPTION

       modulesync  downloads packages from modules according to provided arguments and creates a repository with
       modular data in working directory. In environment with modules it is recommend to  use  the  command  for
       redistribution  of  packages, because DNF does not allow installation of modular packages without modular
       metadata on the system (Fail-safe mechanism). The command without an argument creates a  repository  like
       createrepo_c but with modular metadata collected from all available repositories.

       See examples.

ARGUMENTS

       <module-spec>
              Module specification for the package to download. The argument is an optional.

OPTIONS

       All general DNF options are accepted. Namely, the --destdir option can be used to specify directory where
       packages will be downloaded and the new repository created. See Options in dnf(8) for details.

       -n, --newest-only
              Download only packages from the newest modules.

       --enable_source_repos
              Enable repositories with source packages

       --enable_debug_repos
              Enable repositories with debug-info and debug-source packages

       --resolve
              Resolve and download needed dependencies

EXAMPLES

       dnf modulesync nodejs
              Download  packages  from  nodejs  module  and  crete a repository with modular metadata in working
              directory

       dnf download nodejs

       dnf modulesync
              The first download command downloads nodejs package into working directory.  In  environment  with
              modules  nodejs  package  can  be a modular package therefore when I create a repository I have to
              insert also modular metadata from available repositories to ensure 100% functionality. Instead  of
              createrepo_c  use  dnf  modulesync to create a repository in working directory with nodejs package
              and modular metadata.

       dnf --destdir=/tmp/my-temp modulesync nodejs:14/minimal --resolve
              Download package required for installation of minimal profile from module  nodejs  and  stream  14
              into  directory  /tmp/my-temp  and  all required dependencies. Then it will create a repository in
              /tmp/my-temp directory with previously downloaded packages and modular metadata from all available
              repositories.

       dnf module install nodejs:14/minimal --downloadonly --destdir=/tmp/my-temp

       dnf modulesync --destdir=/tmp/my-temp
              The first dnf module install command downloads package from required for installation  of  minimal
              profile  from  module  nodejs  and  stream  14 into directory /tmp/my-temp. The second command dnf
              modulesync will create a repository in /tmp/my-temp directory with previously downloaded  packages
              and  modular  metadata from all available repositories. In comparison to dnf –destdir=/tmp/my-temp
              modulesync nodejs:14/minimal –resolve it will only download packages required for installation  on
              current system.

SEE ALSO

       • dnf(8), DNF Command Reference

AUTHOR

       See AUTHORS in your Core DNF Plugins distribution

COPYRIGHT

       2014, Red Hat, Licensed under GPLv2+

4.10.1                                            Jun 20, 2025                                DNF4-MODULESYNC(8)