Global Parameters

The following global parameters are available for all commands. See also environment.

--help

Show help on the console.

--version

Show version of uniget on the console.

--prefix

Base directory for the installation (useful when preparing a chroot environment). See also chroot.

--target

Target directory for installation relative to PREFIX (default "usr/local").

--user

Install in user context. See also context.

--auto-update

Automatically update the metadata when needed.

--registry, --repository

Point to a custom registry and repository.

--cache, --cache-directory, --cache-retention

Configure caching of downloaded tools. Defaults to none. Supported values are file, docker, containerd. --cache-retention is specified in seconds. See also caching.

--log-level

Log level (trace, debug, info, warning, error) (default INFO).

--debug

Enable debug logging (short form: -d).

--trace

Enable trace logging.