layman

Overlay Manager for additional ebuild repositories (historically frequently used).

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Last updated: 2026-07-05 Report error

Syntax

$layman [OPTIONS]

Examples

$layman -a overlayname

Examples

$layman -L

Typical use cases

Standard usage

layman --help

Detailed Help

man layman

Note Manages third-party overlays; in newer setups often replaced by eselect-repository.

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