apk-extract(8)

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💅 apk-extract(8) 💅

okay bestie, this one's from the System Manager's Manual, and it's literally all about apk extract — the glow-up for pulling package contents out of a package file. ✨

🦋 NAME 🦋

apk extract — Extract package file contents. Periodt.

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

apk extract [<options>...] files...

🎀 DESCRIPTION 🎀

So apk extract will extract package contents of the specified package file to the current directory, or to an explicitly specified directory. Each package gets extracted without checking dependencies or other metadata — no extra detective work, just extracting. 💖

If extract is run as a non-root user, the file owners and xattrs are not preserved. Important caveat, bestie: non-root means no owner/xattr preservation. 🫶

✨ OPTIONS ✨

  • --destination PATH — Extract files to PATH.
  • --no-chown — Do not preserve file owner.

That's the whole vibe: apk-extract(8), straight from the System Manager's Manual, source/version apk-extract(8), dated 2026-11-02. 💅🎀💖

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