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.TH "apk-adbdump" "8" "2025-12-12"
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.SH NAME
.PP
apk adbdump - dump v3 files in textual representation
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.SH SYNOPSIS
.PP
\fBapk adbdump\fR [<\fIoptions\fR>.\&.\&.\&] \fIfiles\fR.\&.\&.\&
.PP
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
\fBapk adbdump\fR will dump the metadata portion of given \fIfiles\fR (packages,
indexes, installeddb) to its textual representation.\&
.PP
The output can be:
.RS 4
.PD 0
.IP \(bu 4
yaml with annotations as comment
.IP \(bu 4
json data blob
.PD
.PP
.RE
\fBapk-adbgen\fR(8) can convert the YAML textual representation back to
the binary format with certain limitations (nested ADB and DATA blocks
are not supported).\&
.PP
.SH OPTIONS
.PP
\fB--format\fR \fIFORMAT\fR
.RS 4
Specify the output format (options: \fBjson\fR, \fByaml\fR)
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.RE
.SH SEE ALSO
.PP
\fBapk-adbgen\fR(8), \fBapk-package\fR(5), \fBapk-v3\fR(5)