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.TH "apk-mkpkg" "8" "2025-12-12"
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.SH NAME
.PP
apk mkpkg - create apkv3 package files
.PP
.SH SYNOPSIS
.PP
\fBapk mkpkg\fR [<\fIoptions\fR>.\&.\&.\&]
.PP
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
\fBapk mkpkg\fR creates a package file from given metadata and data files.\&
.PP
.SH OPTIONS
.PP
\fB--compat\fR \fIAPK_VERSION\fR
.RS 4
Produces packages comptable with given apk versions.\& The default
currently is \fB3.\&0.\&0_pre1\fR.\&
.PP
.RE
\fB--files\fR, \fB-F\fR \fIPATH\fR
.RS 4
Specify the build root path from where the files are collected
from to be included in the package.\&
.PP
.RE
\fB--info\fR, \fB-I\fR \fIKEY:VALUE\fR
.RS 4
Specify metadata for the package.\& Assigns a metadata field \fIKEY\fR
with the value \fIVALUE\fR.\& Refer to \fBapk-package\fR(5) for the list
of APKv3 metadata fields.\& This can assign to either "package info"
or "package" metadata field.\&
.PP
.RE
\fB--output\fR, \fB-o\fR \fIFILE\fR
.RS 4
Specify the \fIFILE\fR as the output file name.\& If not specified,
a default name will be deduced from the package metadata fields.\&
.PP
.RE
\fB--rootnode\fR[=\fBBOOL\fR]
.RS 4
Deprecated alias to set compat version.\& \fByes\fR resolves to
\fB--compat=3.\&0.\&0_pre1\fR and \fBno\fR to \fB--compat=3.\&0.\&0_pre3\fR.\&
.PP
.RE
\fB--script\fR, \fB-s\fR \fITYPE:SCRIPT\fR
.RS 4
Add the specified \fBSCRIPT\fR with the \fBTYPE\fR.\& Refer to \fBapk-package\fR(5)
\fBPACKAGE METADATA\fR / \fBscripts\fR for list of scripts types and when
they are executed.\&
.PP
.RE
\fB--stdout\fR
.RS 4
Output resulting package to stdout.\&
.PP
.RE
\fB--trigger\fR, \fB-t\fR \fITRIGGER\fR
.RS 4
Append \fITRIGGER\fR path specification to list triggers which affect
when the \fBtrigger\fR script is executed.\&
.PP
.RE
\fB--xattrs\fR[=\fBBOOL\fR]
.RS 4
Specify if xattrs should be included in the metadata.\&
.RE