root@ubuntu2105:~# add-apt-repository --help
Usage: add-apt-repository <sourceline>
add-apt-repository is a script for adding apt sources.list entries.
It can be used to add any repository and also provides a shorthand
syntax for adding a Launchpad PPA (Personal Package Archive)
repository.
<sourceline> - The apt repository source line to add. This is one of:
a complete apt line in quotes,
a repo url and areas in quotes (areas defaults to 'main')
a PPA shortcut.
a distro component
Examples:
apt-add-repository 'deb http://myserver/path/to/repo stable myrepo'
apt-add-repository 'http://myserver/path/to/repo myrepo'
apt-add-repository 'https://packages.medibuntu.org free non-free'
apt-add-repository http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu
apt-add-repository ppa:user/repository
apt-add-repository ppa:user/distro/repository
apt-add-repository multiverse
If --remove is given the tool will remove the given sourceline from your
sources.list
Options:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-m, --massive-debug Print a lot of debug information to the command line
-r, --remove remove repository from sources.list.d directory
-s, --enable-source Allow downloading of the source packages from the
repository
-y, --yes Assume yes to all queries
-n, --no-update Do not update package cache after adding
-u, --update Update package cache after adding (legacy option)
-k KEYSERVER, --keyserver=KEYSERVER
Legacy option, unused.
