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

# dumpsolv(1)

print a solv file into a human readable format

## NAME

dumpsolv - print a solv file into a human readable format

## SYNOPSIS

**dumpsolv** \[*OPTIONS*\] \[*FILE.solv*\]

## DESCRIPTION

The dumpsolv tool reads a solv files and writes its contents to standard output. If no input file is given, it reads the solv file from standard input.

- **-j**

  Write the contents in JSON format.

## AUTHOR

Michael Schroeder \<mls@suse.de\>