emaint

Run all maintenance checks

emaint all

Pretend mode (no changes)

emaint -p all

Verbose output

emaint -v all

Quiet mode (scripting)

emaint -q all

Sync all repositories

emaint sync

Check repository metadata

emaint repo check

Fix repository issues

emaint repo fix

Check world file consistency

emaint world

Pretend world file fixes

emaint -p world

Clean up failed or stuck merges

emaint merges

Pretend merge cleanup

emaint -p merges

Check log directory

emaint logs check

Clean old Portage logs

emaint logs clean

Check binary package repository

emaint binhost check

Clean broken binary packages

emaint binhost clean

Check Gentoo news state

emaint news check

Fix Gentoo news database

emaint news fix

Sync main Gentoo repository only

emaint sync --repo gentoo

Pretend repository sync

emaint -p sync

Full maintenance run (recommended)

emaint sync
emaint all

Safe maintenance for cron jobs

emaint -q sync && emaint -q all

Check exit status

emaint all
echo $?