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.\"      Date: 2025-07-29
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.TH "PKGCTL\-LICENSE\-CHECK" "1" "2025-07-29" "\ \&" "\ \&"
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.SH "NAME"
pkgctl-license-check \- Checks package licensing compliance using REUSE
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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pkgctl license check [OPTIONS] [PKGBASE...]
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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Checks package licensing compliance using REUSE and also verifies whether
a LICENSE file with the expected Arch Linux\-specific 0BSD license text exists.
.SH "CONFIGURATION"
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Uses reuse(1) and a \f(CRREUSE.toml\fP file located alongside the PKGBUILD(5). Refer
to the configuration section in pkgctl\-license(1).
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If no \f(CRPKGBASE\fP is specified, the command defaults to using the current working
directory.
.SH "OPTIONS"
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\fB\-h, \-\-help\fP
.RS 4
Show a help text
.RE
.SH "EXIT CODES"
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On exit, return one of the following codes:
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\fB0\fP
.RS 4
Normal exit condition, all checked packages are compliant
.RE
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\fB1\fP
.RS 4
Unknown cause of failure
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\fB2\fP
.RS 4
Normal exit condition, but some packages are not compliant
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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pkgctl\-license(1)
reuse(1)
PKGBUILD(5)
.SH "HOMEPAGE"
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.URL "https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/devtools" "" "\fP"
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Please report bugs and feature requests in the issue tracker. Please do your best to provide a reproducible test case for bugs.