---
name: "alpm-buildinfo-format"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "alpm-buildinfo"
version: "0.6.0-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/alpm-buildinfo-format"
---

# alpm-buildinfo-format(1)

Parse a BUILDINFO file and output it in a different format

## NAME

alpm-buildinfo-format - Parse a BUILDINFO file and output it in a different format

## SYNOPSIS

**alpm-buildinfo format** \[**-s**\|**--schema**\] \[**-o**\|**--output-format**\] \[**-p**\|**--pretty**\] \[**-h**\|**--help**\] \[*FILE*\]

## DESCRIPTION

Parse a BUILDINFO file and output it in a different format

## OPTIONS

- **-s**, **--schema** *\<VERSION\>*

  Provide the BUILDINFO schema version to use.

  If no schema version is provided, it will be deduced from the file itself.

- **-o**, **--output-format** *\<OUTPUT\_FORMAT\>* \[default: json\]

  Provide the output format\

  *Possible values:*

  - •

    json: The JSON output format

- **-p**, **--pretty**

  Pretty-print the output

- **-h**, **--help**

  Print help (see a summary with '-h')

- \[*FILE*\]

  Provide the file to read