---
name: "pkgctl-license-check"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "devtools"
version: "1:1.5.3-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pkgctl-license-check"
---

# 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)](/reuse/1.md) and a `REUSE.toml` file located alongside the [PKGBUILD(5)](/PKGBUILD/5.md). Refer to the configuration section in [pkgctl-license(1)](/pkgctl-license/1.md).

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)](/pkgctl-license/1.md) [reuse(1)](/reuse/1.md) [PKGBUILD(5)](/PKGBUILD/5.md)

## HOMEPAGE

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

*Please report bugs and feature requests in the issue tracker. Please do your best to provide a reproducible test case for bugs.*