alpm-pkginfo-create-v2(1)

💅 alpm-pkginfo-create-v2

okay so bestie, welcome to the alpm-pkginfo-create-v2 page — it's the alpm-pkginfo-create-v2 bit from the General Commands Manual, and it's literally the glow-up you need for making a PKGINFO version 2 file. no cap. 🎀

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✨ NAME ✨

alpm-pkginfo-create-v2 — create a PKGINFO version 2 file

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

alpm-pkginfo create v2 <--pkgname> <--pkgbase> <--pkgver> <--pkgdesc>
<--url> <--builddate> <--packager> <--size> <--arch> [--license]
[--replaces] [--group] [--conflict] [--provides] [--backup] [--depend]
[--optdepend] [--makedepend] [--checkdepend] [--xdata] [-h|--help]
[FILE]

so like, the first chunk is mandatory-required (yes both), everything in [brackets] is optional, and [FILE] is the little cherry on top 🍓

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

Create a PKGINFO version 2 file. that's the whole job. it's giving "small but mighty" and honestly? obsessed. 💖

👑 OPTIONS 👑

• --pkgname <PKGNAME> — the pkgname to use in the PKGINFO.

the pkgname must follow the alpm-package-name format (see man 7 alpm-package-name). may also be specified with the PKGINFO_PKGNAME environment variable.

• --pkgbase <PKGBASE> — the pkgbase to use in the PKGINFO.

the pkgbase must follow the alpm-package-name format (see man 7 alpm-package-name). may also be specified with the PKGINFO_PKGBASE environment variable.

• --pkgver <PKGVER> — the pkgver to use in the PKGINFO.

the pkgver value must follow the alpm-pkgver format (see man 7 alpm-pkgver). may also be specified with the PKGINFO_PKGVER environment variable.

• --pkgdesc <PKGDESC> — the package description to use in the PKGINFO.

the value must follow the format described in the PKGINFO format (see man 5 PKGINFO). may also be specified with the PKGINFO_PKGDESC environment variable.

• --url <URL> — provide a url. may also be specified with the PKGINFO_URL environment variable.
• --builddate <BUILDDATE> — provide a builddate. may also be specified with the PKGINFO_BUILDDATE environment variable.
• --packager <PACKAGER> — provide a packager. may also be specified with the PKGINFO_PACKAGER environment variable.
• --size <SIZE> — provide a size. may also be specified with the PKGINFO_SIZE environment variable.
• --arch <ARCH> — provide a architecture. may also be specified with the PKGINFO_ARCH environment variable.
• --license <LICENSE> — provide one or more licenses. may also be specified with the PKGINFO_LICENSE environment variable.
• --replaces <REPLACES> — provide one or more replaces. may also be specified with the PKGINFO_REPLACES environment variable.
• --group <GROUP> — provide one or more groups. may also be specified with the PKGINFO_GROUP environment variable.
• --conflict <CONFLICT> — provide one or more conflicts. may also be specified with the PKGINFO_CONFLICT environment variable.
• --provides <PROVIDES> — provide one or more provides. may also be specified with the PKGINFO_PROVIDES environment variable.
• --backup <BACKUP> — provide one or more backups. may also be specified with the PKGINFO_BACKUP environment variable.
• --depend <DEPEND> — provide one or more depends. may also be specified with the PKGINFO_DEPEND environment variable.
• --optdepend <OPTDEPEND> — provide one or more optdepend. may also be specified with the PKGINFO_OPTDEPEND environment variable.
• --makedepend <MAKEDEPEND> — provide one or more makedepend. may also be specified with the PKGINFO_MAKEDEPEND environment variable.
• --checkdepend <CHECKDEPEND> — provide one or more checkdepend. may also be specified with the PKGINFO_CHECKDEPEND environment variable.
• --xdata <XDATA> — provide one or more Xdata. may also be specified with the PKGINFO_XDATA environment variable.
• -h, --help — print help (see a summary with -h). yes queen, -h gives you the short version, the full --help gives you the whole essay 📖
• [FILE] (default: .PKGINFO) — an optional custom file to write to. may also be specified with the PKGINFO_OUTPUT_FILE environment variable.

heads up bestie: those one or more options are repeatable — every single one of --license, --replaces, --group, --conflict, --provides, --backup, --depend, --optdepend, --makedepend, --checkdepend and --xdata can show up multiple times, and each one still has its own env var (listed above) as a backup plan 🫶

also: every option that says "may also be specified with the … environment variable" means you can skip the flag entirely and let the env do the talking. main character energy tbh. 💅

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and that's the page, diva 💜 — this was alpm-pkginfo-create-v2, from General Commands Manual's alpm-pkginfo-create-v2(1), source/version alpm-pkginfo-create-v2, dated alpm-pkginfo-create-v2. go forth and write that .PKGINFO ✨🌈👑