---
name: "appdata2solv"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "libsolv"
version: "0.7.41-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/appdata2solv"
---

# appdata2solv(1)

convert application meta data into a solv file

## NAME

appdata2solv - convert application meta data into a solv file

## SYNOPSIS

**appdata2solv** \[*OPTIONS*\]

## DESCRIPTION

The appdata format contains metadata about application. It can be available both in repositories (for available applications) and in the installed system (for installed applications). The appdata2solv tool reads the metadata from stdin and writes the parsed data as solv file to standard output. The parser will create **application:** pseudo packages for each entry.

- **-d** *APPDATADIR*

  Do not read from standard input, instead scan the specified directory for appdata entries. *APPDATADIR* is normally set to **/usr/share/appdata**.

- **-r** *ROOTDIR*

  Use *ROOTDIR* as root directory.

## SEE ALSO

[mergesolv(1)](/mergesolv/1.md)

## AUTHOR

Michael Schroeder \<mls@suse.de\>