---
name: "alpm-srcinfo-create"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "alpm-srcinfo"
version: "0.7.0-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/alpm-srcinfo-create"
---

# alpm-srcinfo-create(1)

Create a SRCINFO file from a PKGBUILD file at a given path

## NAME

alpm-srcinfo-create - Create a SRCINFO file from a PKGBUILD file at a given path

## SYNOPSIS

**alpm-srcinfo create** \[**-o**\|**--output-format**\] \[**-p**\|**--pretty**\] \[**-h**\|**--help**\] \<*FILE*\>

## DESCRIPTION

Create a SRCINFO file from a PKGBUILD file at a given path.

If the PKGBUILD can be created and validated, the program exits with no output and a return code of 0. If the file is missing or can not be validated, an error is emitted on stderr and the program exits with a non-zero exit status.

## OPTIONS

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

  Provide the output format\

  *Possible values:*

  - •

    json: The JSON output format

  - •

    srcinfo: The SRCINFO output format

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

  Pretty-print the output.

  Only applies to formats that support pretty output and is otherwise ignored.

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

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

- \<*FILE*\>

  An optional input file path to read from

  If no file is specified, stdin is read from and expected to contain PKGINFO data to validate.