apk-version(8)

💖 NAME 💖

okay so bestie, welcome to apk-version(8) from the System Manager's Manual — this is the manual page for apk version, aka the tool that compares package versions. That's the whole vibe. 🦋

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

apk version [<options>...] [packages...]

apk version -c versions...

apk version -t version1 version2

apk version -I

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

So like, apk version compares the versions of installed packages against package versions available from repositories (peep apk-repositories(5)). It can also be used to validate and compare version strings. Iconic multitasking, honestly. 💅

In default mode, if no packages are specified, all installed packages are considered. Otherwise, the comparison is limited to the explicitly listed packages. A summary is printed on stdout, with the difference between package versions being represented as >, =, or <. Periodt.

🚨 bestie alert: options -c, -I, and -t are mutually exclusive. Pick one, not all three, mmkay?

🎀 OPTIONS 🎀

These options only apply when checking installed package versions against packages available from the repositories (when neither -c, -t, nor -I are specified).

• --all, -a — consider packages from all repository tags. all the tags, no cap ✨
• --check, -c — check versions for validity. If a given version is invalid, it is printed. Exits with status code zero if all versions are valid, and non-zero otherwise. validity vibe check 💀
• --indexes, -I — print the version and description for each repository's index. See apk-repositories(5) for more information. 🗂️
• --limit, -l operand — limit to packages with output matching given operand. The operand can be specified as any combination of >, =, and <. mix and match, bestie 🎚️
• --test, -t — compare two version strings. Does not consult the database. Prints one of >, =, or <, if version1 is, respectively, greater than, equal to, or lesser than version2. pure string showdown 🔥

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xoxo, bestie — this was apk-version(8) from the System Manager's Manual, dated 2026-11-02 💖🫶