bpkg-pkg-unpack - Man Page

bpkg pkg-unpack [options] (pkg[/ver] | --existing|-e dir)

If only the package name is specified, then the pkg-unpack command unpacks the archive for the previously fetched (bpkg-pkg-fetch(1)) package. The resulting package state is unpacked (bpkg-pkg-status(1)).

If the package version is also specified, then the (source) directory from one of the directory-based repositories (bpkg-rep-add(1)) is used in place, without copying it into the configuration directory. Such a package is called external.

If the --existing|-e option is used, then instead of the package name, pkg-unpack expects a local path to an existing package directory. In this case, bpkg will use the (source) directory in place, the same as for packages from directory-based repositories. Also, unless the --purge|-p option is specified, bpkg will not attempt to remove this directory when the package is later purged with the bpkg-pkg-purge(1) command. Such a package is also external.

If --existing|-e is specified together with the --replace|-r option, then pkg-unpack will replace the archive and/or source directory of a package that is already in the unpacked or fetched state.

An external package triggers several changes in semantics compared to a normal package: The package (output) directory inside the configuration is called just pkg rather than pkg-ver. It is also assumed that the packaging information (package manifest and lockfile) for such packages may change without incrementing the package version (for example, during development). To support this, bpkg implements the package iteration mechanism which may result in iteration numbers to be shown as part of the package version, for example, 1.2.3#1 (see Package Version (#package-version)).

--existing|-e

Treat the argument as an existing package directory path rather than the package name to unpack.

--purge|-p

Remove the existing package directory when the package is purged.

--replace|-r

Replace the source directory if the package is already unpacked or fetched. Can only be specified with an external package.

--directory|-d dir

Assume configuration is in dir rather than in the current working directory.

The common options are summarized below with a more detailed description available in bpkg-common-options(1).

-v

Print essential underlying commands being executed.

-V

Print all underlying commands being executed.

--quiet|-q

Run quietly, only printing error messages.

--verbose level

Set the diagnostics verbosity to level between 0 and 6.

--stdout-format format

Representation format to use for printing to stdout.

--jobs|-j num

Number of jobs to perform in parallel.

--no-result

Don't print informational messages about the outcome of performing a command or some of its parts.

--structured-result fmt

Write the result of performing a command in a structured form.

--progress

Display progress indicators for long-lasting operations, such as network transfers, building, etc.

--no-progress

Suppress progress indicators for long-lasting operations, such as network transfers, building, etc.

--diag-color

Use color in diagnostics.

--no-diag-color

Don't use color in diagnostics.

--build path

The build program to be used to build packages.

--build-option opt

Additional option to be passed to the build program.

--fetch path

The fetch program to be used to download resources.

--fetch-option opt

Additional option to be passed to the fetch program.

--fetch-timeout sec

The fetch and fetch-like (for example, git) program timeout.

--pkg-proxy url

HTTP proxy server to use when fetching package manifests and archives from remote pkg repositories.

--git path

The git program to be used to fetch git repositories.

--git-option opt

Additional common option to be passed to the git program.

--sha256 path

The sha256 program to be used to calculate SHA256 sums.

--sha256-option opt

Additional option to be passed to the sha256 program.

--tar path

The tar program to be used to extract package archives.

--tar-option opt

Additional option to be passed to the tar program.

--openssl path

The openssl program to be used for crypto operations.

--openssl-option opt

Additional option to be passed to the openssl program.

--auth type

Types of repositories to authenticate.

--trust fingerprint

Trust repository certificate with a SHA256 fingerprint.

--trust-yes

Assume the answer to all authentication prompts is yes.

--trust-no

Assume the answer to all authentication prompts is no.

--git-capabilities up=pc

Protocol capabilities (pc) for a git repository URL prefix (up).

--pager path

The pager program to be used to show long text.

--pager-option opt

Additional option to be passed to the pager program.

--options-file file

Read additional options from file.

--default-options dir

The directory to load additional default options files from.

--no-default-options

Don't load default options files.

--keep-tmp

Don't remove the bpkg's temporary directory at the end of the command execution and print its path at the verbosity level 2 or higher.

See bpkg-default-options-files(1) for an overview of the default options files. For the pkg-unpack command the search start directory is the configuration directory. The following options files are searched for in each directory and, if found, loaded in the order listed:

bpkg.options
bpkg-pkg-unpack.options

The following pkg-unpack command options cannot be specified in the default options files:

--directory|-d
--purge|-p

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Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the MIT License.

bpkg(1), bpkg-pkg-build(1), bpkg-pkg-checkout(1), bpkg-pkg-configure(1).