Reference

alpm-srcinfo-format(1)

Format a SRCINFO file from a path or `stdin`

NAME

alpm-srcinfo-format - Format a SRCINFO file from a path or `stdin`

SYNOPSIS

alpm-srcinfo format [-s|--schema] [-o|--output-format] [-p|--pretty] [-h|--help] [FILE]

DESCRIPTION

Format a SRCINFO file from a path or `stdin`.

If the file is valid, the program prints the data in the requested file format to stdout and returns with an exit status of 0.

OPTIONS

-s, --schema <VERSION>

Provide the SRCINFO schema version to use.

If no schema version is provided, it will be deduced from the file itself.

-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]

The file to read from.

If no file is provided, stdin is used instead.