Reference

alpm-db-desc-create-v2(1)

Create a DB desc version 2 file

NAME

alpm-db-desc-create-v2 - Create a DB desc version 2 file

SYNOPSIS

alpm-db-desc create v2 <--name> <--version> <--base> [--description] [--url] <--arch> <--builddate> <--installdate> <--packager> <--size> [--groups] [--reason] [--license] <--validation> [--replaces] [--depends] [--optdepends] [--conflicts] [--provides] <--xdata> [-h|--help] [OUTPUT]

DESCRIPTION

Create a DB desc version 2 file

OPTIONS

--name <NAME>

The package name

May also be specified with the ALPM_DB_DESC_NAME environment variable.

--version <VERSION>

The package version

May also be specified with the ALPM_DB_DESC_VERSION environment variable.

--base <BASE>

The package base

May also be specified with the ALPM_DB_DESC_BASE environment variable.

--description <DESCRIPTION>

The package description.

If not provided, an empty string is used.

May also be specified with the ALPM_DB_DESC_DESC environment variable.

--url <URL>

The package URL

May also be specified with the ALPM_DB_DESC_URL environment variable.

--arch <ARCH>

The package architecture

May also be specified with the ALPM_DB_DESC_ARCH environment variable.

--builddate <BUILDDATE>

The package build date

May also be specified with the ALPM_DB_DESC_BUILDDATE environment variable.

--installdate <INSTALLDATE>

The package install date

May also be specified with the ALPM_DB_DESC_INSTALLDATE environment variable.

--packager <PACKAGER>

The packager

May also be specified with the ALPM_DB_DESC_PACKAGER environment variable.

--size <SIZE>

The installed size

May also be specified with the ALPM_DB_DESC_SIZE environment variable.

--groups <GROUPS>

The package groups

May also be specified with the ALPM_DB_DESC_GROUPS environment variable.

--reason <REASON>

The package install reason.

If unset, assumes an install reason of "0" (explicitly installed).

May also be specified with the ALPM_DB_DESC_REASON environment variable.

--license <LICENSE>

The package licenses

May also be specified with the ALPM_DB_DESC_LICENSE environment variable.

--validation <VALIDATION>...

The package validation methods

May also be specified with the ALPM_DB_DESC_VALIDATION environment variable.

--replaces <REPLACES>

The replaces

May also be specified with the ALPM_DB_DESC_REPLACES environment variable.

--depends <DEPENDS>

The dependencies

May also be specified with the ALPM_DB_DESC_DEPENDS environment variable.

--optdepends <OPTDEPENDS>

The optional dependencies.

Note: uses comma as value delimiter. Optional dependency descriptions can't contain commas.

May also be specified with the ALPM_DB_DESC_OPTDEPENDS environment variable.

--conflicts <CONFLICTS>

The conflicts

May also be specified with the ALPM_DB_DESC_CONFLICTS environment variable.

--provides <PROVIDES>

The provides

May also be specified with the ALPM_DB_DESC_PROVIDES environment variable.

--xdata <XDATA>

Structured extra metadata

May also be specified with the ALPM_DB_DESC_XDATA environment variable.

-h, --help

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

[OUTPUT]

The output file

May also be specified with the ALPM_DB_DESC_OUTPUT_FILE environment variable.