---
name: "alpm-buildinfo"
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"
---

# alpm-buildinfo(1)

Library and command line interface for the parsing and writing of BUILDINFO files

## NAME

alpm-buildinfo - Library and command line interface for the parsing and writing of BUILDINFO files

## SYNOPSIS

**alpm-buildinfo** \[**-h**\|**--help**\] \[**-V**\|**--version**\] \<*subcommands*\>

## DESCRIPTION

Library and command line interface for the parsing and writing of BUILDINFO files

## OPTIONS

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

  Print help

- **-V**, **--version**

  Print version

## SUBCOMMANDS

- [alpm-buildinfo-create(1)](/alpm-buildinfo-create/1.md)

  Create a BUILDINFO file according to a schema

- [alpm-buildinfo-validate(1)](/alpm-buildinfo-validate/1.md)

  Validate a BUILDINFO file

- [alpm-buildinfo-format(1)](/alpm-buildinfo-format/1.md)

  Parse a BUILDINFO file and output it in a different format

- alpm-buildinfo-help(1)

  Print this message or the help of the given subcommand(s)

## VERSION

v0.6.0

## AUTHORS

Arne Beer \<contact@arne.beer\>, David Runge \<dvzrv@archlinux.org\>, Jagoda Ślązak \<j-g00da@archlinux.org\>, Orhun Parmaksız \<orhun@archlinux.org\>