alpm-srcinfo-format(1)

alpm-srcinfo-format1

Format a srcinfo file from a path or `stdin`

Usage

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

Overview

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.

From alpm-srcinfo 0.7.0-1 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.