Command Reference

This section documents the foton command-line interface.

Command structure

The general command format is:

foton [GLOBAL_OPTIONS] <COMMAND> [COMMAND_OPTIONS] [ARGS...]

Run foton --help to see the complete command-line help.

Global options

--exit-on-lock

Exit immediately if the package database is locked by another operation.

--no-confirm

Skip interactive confirmation prompts.

--warnings-as-errors

Treat warnings as errors, causing the command to fail if any warning is emitted.

Commands

• install: Install packages from package registries or manifest files
• update: Update installed packages from package registries
• uninstall: Uninstall packages recorded in the local package database
• activate: Activate installed packages
• deactivate: Deactivate installed packages
• repair: Clean up packages left in incomplete states
• list: List packages recorded in the local package database
• info: Show detailed information about packages recorded in the local package database
• search: Search packages in package registries
• manifest: Work with package manifest files
• font: Work with fonts managed by foton