shiny-mirrors

Get the status of the current mirrors

$ shiny-mirrors status

$ sudo shiny-mirrors refresh

$ shiny-mirrors config show

$ sudo shiny-mirrors config --branch

shiny-mirrors [OPTIONS] [PACKAGE_MANAGER]

-h, --help
    Displays a brief help message and exits.

-v, --version
    Shows the command's version information and exits.

-t, --test
    Performs latency and bandwidth tests on all configured mirrors without applying changes. Outputs detailed performance metrics.

-r, --rank
    Ranks mirrors based on test results (speed, availability, freshness). Can be combined with --test to show ranking after testing.

-s, --select <N>
    Selects the top N fastest and most reliable mirrors to be used. Requires --update to apply changes.

-u, --update
    Applies the selected mirror changes to the system's package manager configuration file. Use with caution, as this modifies system configuration.

-f, --fastest
    Automatically selects only the single fastest mirror found and, if --update is specified, sets it as the primary mirror.

-c, --config <path>
    Specifies an alternative mirror configuration file to read from or write to, instead of the default system-wide one.

-p, --package-manager <name>
    Explicitly specifies the package manager whose mirrors should be optimized (e.g., apt, dnf, pacman). If omitted, the command might attempt to auto-detect.

-o, --output <format>
    Specifies the output format for test results or mirror lists (e.g., plain, json, csv).

The command shiny-mirrors is not a standard Linux utility.

The following description, synopsis, and parameters are hypothetical, based on the descriptive nature of the name "shiny-mirrors".

If it existed, shiny-mirrors would likely be a sophisticated script or tool designed to automate the process of finding and selecting optimal package repository mirrors for Linux distributions. Its primary function would be to analyze a list of available mirrors (e.g., for APT, DNF, Pacman, or other package managers) by testing their latency, bandwidth, and potentially their synchronization status. After evaluating the mirrors, it would rank them based on performance and availability, allowing users to update their system's mirror configuration file (e.g., /etc/apt/sources.list, /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist) to use the fastest and most reliable sources. This would significantly improve package download speeds and overall system update efficiency.

The command shiny-mirrors is not a standard, pre-installed Linux command found in most distributions. The information provided here is purely hypothetical and based on what such a command might do given its name. It is possible that "shiny-mirrors" refers to a custom script or a tool used in a very specific environment or distribution. Users should verify its existence and functionality in their specific system context before attempting to use it.

A command like shiny-mirrors could be implemented using various scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash) and would likely leverage network tools like ping(8) for latency tests and curl(1) or wget(1) for bandwidth and availability checks. It would require root privileges to modify system-wide package manager configuration files.

Users might hypothetically run shiny-mirrors to improve download speeds in regions with poor network routing, to find mirrors that are more frequently updated, or to recover from issues with slow or unresponsive default mirrors. It would be particularly useful for users on rolling-release distributions or those compiling many packages.

apt-get(8), dnf(8), pacman(8), ping(8), curl(1)