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# add-apt-repository

> Manage `apt` repository definitions.
> More information: <https://manned.org/apt-add-repository>.

- Add a new `apt` repository:

`add-apt-repository {{repository_spec}}`

- Remove an `apt` repository:

`add-apt-repository --remove {{repository_spec}}`

- Update the package cache after adding a repository:

`add-apt-repository --update {{repository_spec}}`

- Allow source packages to be downloaded from the repository:

`add-apt-repository --enable-source {{repository_spec}}`
