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This page is to describe and formalize the specification of 'apk' package manager.

Database

Syntax

Starts on line number 800 in database.c, also check package.c

Field Character	Description	Field Data Format	regex	install-db	package-index
A	Architecture	?	^A:\S+$	?	yes
C	Pull Checksum	?	?	?	yes
D	Pull Dependencies	?	?	?	yes
F	File Path	?	?	?	no
I	Package Installed Size	?	?	?	yes
L	License	?	?	?	yes
M	File Permissions	?	?	?	no
P	Package Name (no version, just the plain name)	?	?	?	yes
R	Get File	?	?	?	no
S	Package Size	?	^S:(\d+)$	?	yes
T	Package Description	?	?	?	yes
U	Package URL	?	?	?	yes
V	Package Version	?	?	?	yes
Z	Pull Checksum	?	?	?	no
a	Check for file existence	?	?	?	no
c	Git commit of aport	?	?	?	yes
k	Provider priority	?	?	?	yes
i	Automatic Install Condition (aka Install IF)	?	?	?	yes
m	Maintainer	?	?	?	yes
o	Package Origin	?	?	?	yes
q	Replaces Priority	?	?	?	no
p	Package Provides	?	?	?	yes
r	Pull Dependencies	?	?	?	no
s	Get Tag Id	?	?	?	no
t	Build Timestamp (epoch)	?	^t:(\d+)$	?	yes