.TH "alpm-pkgver" 7

.SH "NAME"
.PP
pkgver \- upstream version information for ALPM based packages\.

.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
The \fBpkgver\fP format is a version format, that is used for representing upstream version information\.
This format is used in build scripts or file formats for package data description or reproduction\.
.PP
A \fBpkgver\fP value is represented by a string, consisting of ASCII characters, excluding the ':', '/', '\-' or any whitespace characters\.
The \fBpkgver\fP value must be at least one character long, and must not start with a '\.' sign\.
If an upstream version contains an invalid character, it is advised to replace it with a valid one or to remove it\.

.SH "EXAMPLES"
.RS
.PP
.nf
"1\.0\.0"
.fi
.RE
.RS
.PP
.nf
"1\.0\.0alpha"
.fi
.RE

.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP
\fBBUILDINFO\fP(5), \fBPKGBUILD\fP(5), \fBPKGINFO\fP(5), \fBSRCINFO\fP(5), \fBalpm\-epoch\fP(7), \fBalpm\-package\-version\fP(7), \fBalpm\-pkgrel\fP(7), \fBvercmp\fP(8)