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# dnf install -y dnf-utils createrepo
The reposync command is used to synchronize a remote yum repository to a local directory, using yum to retrieve the packages.
# mkdir -p /software/redhat/8/base # /usr/bin/reposync --newest-only --repoid=rh8_baseos_latest -p /software/redhat/8/base # /usr/bin/createrepo /software/redhat/8/base
script example
#!/bin/bash logpath=/var/log logname=$logpath/repo_sync_$(date +%Y.%m.%d).log # Remove old logs find $logpath/repo_sync* -mtime +5 -delete; >> $logname 2>&1 # Sync repositories /usr/bin/reposync --newest-only --repoid=rh8_baseos_latest -/software/redhat/8/base >> $logname 2>&1 /usr/bin/createrepo /software/redhat/8/base/getPackage/ >> $logname 2>&1
# reposync –gpgcheck -l –repoid=rhel-6-server-rpms –download_path=/var/www/html
Using a proxy with Yum
# vi /etc/yum.conf proxy=http://someproxyserver.com:8000 proxy_username=proxyuser proxy_password=proxypass ...
Man page reposync
synchronize yum repositories to a local directory
OPTIONS
-h, --help Display a help message, and then quit. -c CONFIG, --config=CONFIG Config file to use (defaults to /etc/yum.conf). -a ARCH, --arch=ARCH Act as if running the specified arch (default: current arch, note: does not override $releasever. x86_64 is a superset for i*86.). --source Also download .src.rpm files. -r REPOID, --repoid=REPOID Specify repo ids to query, can be specified multiple times (default is all enabled). -e CACHEDIR, --cachedir CACHEDIR Directory in which to store metadata. -t, --tempcache Use a temp dir for storing/accessing yum-cache. -d, --delete Delete local packages no longer present in repository. -p DESTDIR, --download_path=DESTDIR Path to download packages to: defaults to current directory. --norepopath Don't add the reponame to the download path. Can only be used when syncing a single repository (default is to add the reponame). -g, --gpgcheck Remove packages that fail GPG signature checking after downloading. exit status is '1' if at least one package was removed. -u, --urls Just list urls of what would be downloaded, don't download. -l, --plugins Enable yum plugin support. -m, --downloadcomps Also download comps.xml. --download-metadata Download all the non-default metadata. -n, --newest-only Download only newest packages per-repo. -q, --quiet Output as little information as possible.