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.TH alpm-pkginfo-format 1  "alpm-pkginfo-format " 
.SH NAME
alpm\-pkginfo\-format \- Parse a PKGINFO file and output it in a different file format
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBalpm\-pkginfo format\fR [\fB\-o\fR|\fB\-\-output\-format\fR] [\fB\-p\fR|\fB\-\-pretty\fR] [\fB\-h\fR|\fB\-\-help\fR] [\fIFILE\fR] 
.SH DESCRIPTION
Parse a PKGINFO file and output it in a different file format
.PP
If the input can be validated according to a known schema, the program writes the PKGINFO data to stdout in a different file format (optionally, a file path to write to may be provided) and exits with a return code of 0. Currently only JSON is supported as output format. If the input can not be validated according to a known schema, an error is emitted on stderr and the program exits with a non\-zero exit code.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
\fB\-o\fR, \fB\-\-output\-format\fR=\fIOUTPUT_FORMAT\fR [default: json]
The output format to use

Currently only "json" (the default) is supported
.br

.br
[\fIpossible values: \fRjson]
.TP
\fB\-p\fR, \fB\-\-pretty\fR
Pretty\-print the output

Has no effect if the output format can not be pretty printed.
.TP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
Print help (see a summary with \*(Aq\-h\*(Aq)
.TP
[\fIFILE\fR]
An optional input file path to read from

If no file path is specified, stdin is read from and expected to contain PKGINFO data to format.