Reference

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.