alpm-db-files-format(1)

💅 alpm-db-files-format

okay bestie, so this is the manual for alpm-db-files-format from the General Commands Manual — it's a little tool that reads alpm-db-files data, gives it a vibe check (aka validates it), and then hands it back to you in a whole different file format. iconic behavior honestly 🎀

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✨ NAME ✨

alpm-db-files-format — reads and validates alpm-db-files data and returns it in another file format. that's it, that's the whole job, and she does it flawlessly 💖

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

alpm-db-files format [-i|--input-file] [-f|--format] [-o|--output]
[-p|--pretty] [-h|--help]

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

So what she does: reads your alpm-db-files data, validates it, and returns it to you in another file format. simple queen energy 👑

If the data passes validation, the program exits with the data returned in another file format on stdout, and an exit code of zero. slay ✅

But if the file can't be validated? 😭 an error gets emitted on stderr, and the program exits with a non-zero exit code. it's giving "failed the vibe check," and honestly, fair.

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💅 OPTIONS 💅

• -i, --input-file <INPUT_FILE> — the input file to read from. <br>if no file is provided, stdin is used instead. no file, no problem 🫶 may also be specified with the ALPM_DB_FILES_FORMAT_INPUT_FILE environment variable.
• -f, --format <OUTPUT_FORMAT> [default: json] — sets the output format. <br>the possible values are:
  • json: the JSON output format.
  • v1: the alpm-db-files output format.

may also be specified with the ALPM_DB_FILES_FORMAT_OUTPUT_FORMAT environment variable.

• -o, --output <OUTPUT> — a file path to write to. <br>may also be specified with the ALPM_DB_FILES_FORMAT_OUTPUT environment variable.
• -p, --pretty — determines whether the output will be displayed in a pretty, non-minimized fashion. ✨ aesthetics ✨ <br>only applies to formats that support pretty output — otherwise it is ignored. (yes, she'll just quietly not care. very demure.) <br>may also be specified with the ALPM_DB_FILES_FORMAT_PRETTY environment variable.
• -h, --help — print help (see a summary with '-h'). life saver fr fr 🙈

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lowkey reminder bestie: <INPUT_FILE>, <OUTPUT_FORMAT> and <OUTPUT> are placeholders — swap in your actual values, don't type the angle brackets literally 💀

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and that's the whole page! brought to you by alpm-db-files-format, living under the General Commands Manual umbrella, dated however this copy of the page says it is — mwah, go validate something gorgeous 🌈💜