---
name: "alpm-package-name"
section: "7"
platform: "linux"
package: "alpm-docs"
version: "0.13.0-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/alpm-package-name"
---

# alpm-package-name(7)

package and virtual component names for ALPM based packages.

## NAME

package name - package and virtual component names for ALPM based packages.

## DESCRIPTION

The **package name** format represents package and component names for ALPM based packages. This format is used in build scripts or file formats for package metadata (e.g. in **PKGBUILD**, **PKGINFO**, **SRCINFO**, **alpm-repo-desc**, or **alpm-lib-desc**) to describe package or component names, and **package relation**s.

While the **package name** format is mostly used to describe existing packages, it can also be used to name entirely *virtual components*. A *virtual component* is specified implicitly using an **alpm-package-relation**.

The value must be covered by the set of alphanumeric characters and ‘@’, ‘.’, ‘\_’, ‘+’, ‘-’, but it must not start with ‘-’ or ‘.’ (e.g. `example` is valid).

## EXAMPLES

```
"package-name"
```

## SEE ALSO

[**BUILDINFO**(5)](/BUILDINFO/5.md), [**PKGBUILD**(5)](/PKGBUILD/5.md), [**PKGINFO**(5)](/PKGINFO/5.md), [**SRCINFO**(5)](/SRCINFO/5.md), [**alpm-package-relation**(7)](/alpm-package-relation/7.md)