apk-mkpkg(8)

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💅 apk-mkpkg(8) — the system manager's manual, but make it cute 🎀

okay bestie, welcome to apk-mkpkg — section 8 of the System Manager's Manual, and honestly? it's giving "underrated icon". ✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

apk mkpkg — literally the girl whose whole job is creating apkv3 package files. no cap, that's it, that's the gig. 👑

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

apk mkpkg [<options>...]

so many options, so much power. slay. 💅

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

apk mkpkg creates a package file from given metadata and data files. that's the whole vibe — you hand it the info, you hand it the files, it hands you back a package. main character behaviour fr fr. 🌈

⭐ OPTIONS ⭐

  • --compat APK_VERSION — produces packages compatible with the given apk versions. the default currently is 3.0.0_pre1. so if you don't say anything, that's what you get — periodt. 🫶
  • --files, -F PATH — specify the build root path from where the files are collected from to be included in the package. like, "hey, the good stuff lives here." 🗂️
  • --info, -I KEY:VALUE — specify metadata for the package. assigns a metadata field KEY with the value VALUE. refer to apk-package(5) for the list of APKv3 metadata fields. this can assign to either "package info" or "package" metadata field. two vibes, one flag, we love to see it. ✨
  • --output, -o FILE — specify the FILE as the output file name. if you don't specify it, a default name will be deduced from the package metadata fields. the tool is smart like that, bestie. 🎀
  • --rootnode[=BOOL] — deprecated alias to set compat version, so heads up: it's giving "old news". 💀 yes resolves to --compat=3.0.0_pre1 and no to --compat=3.0.0_pre3.
  • --script, -s TYPE:SCRIPT — add the specified SCRIPT with the TYPE. refer to apk-package(5) PACKAGE METADATA / scripts for list of scripts types and when they are executed. iykyk 🔥
  • --stdout — output resulting package to stdout. pipe it, redirect it, do your thing, go off. 💜
  • --trigger, -t TRIGGER — append TRIGGER path specification to list triggers which affect when the trigger script is executed. very "the trigger script is watching, always watching" tbh. 👀
  • --xattrs[=BOOL] — specify if xattrs should be included in the metadata. yes or no, you decide, icon behaviour. 🦋
lowkey reminder, bestie: --rootnode[=BOOL] is deprecated, so maybe don't build your whole personality around it. 🙈

🧚 sign-off 🧚

so that's the whole page, no notes, ate and left no crumbs. 🌸 the source/version line is apk-mkpkg(8) and it's dated 2026-11-02 — hold onto that, it's on the test. 💖✨

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