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pkgctl-license-check(1)

Checks package licensing compliance using REUSE

NAME

pkgctl-license-check - Checks package licensing compliance using REUSE

SYNOPSIS

pkgctl license check [OPTIONS] [PKGBASE...]

DESCRIPTION

Checks package licensing compliance using REUSE and also verifies whether a LICENSE file with the expected Arch Linux-specific 0BSD license text exists.

CONFIGURATION

Uses reuse(1) and a REUSE.toml file located alongside the PKGBUILD(5). Refer to the configuration section in pkgctl-license(1).

If no PKGBASE is specified, the command defaults to using the current working directory.

OPTIONS

-h, --help

Show a help text

EXIT CODES

On exit, return one of the following codes:

0

Normal exit condition, all checked packages are compliant

1

Unknown cause of failure

2

Normal exit condition, but some packages are not compliant

SEE ALSO

pkgctl-license(1) reuse(1) PKGBUILD(5)

HOMEPAGE

<https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/devtools>

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