=head1 NAME expac - alpm data extraction utility =head1 SYNOPSIS Usage: I [options] EformatE targets... =head1 DESCRIPTION expac is a data extraction tool for alpm databases. It features printf-like flexibility and aims to be used as a simple tool for other pacman based utilities which don't link against the library. It uses pacman.conf as a config file for locating and loading your local and sync databases. Targets are provided on the command line, and can be specified by simple name, or in repo/pkg format if the --sync option is used. =head1 OPTIONS =over 4 =item B<-S, --sync> Search the sync databases for provided targets. =item B<-Q, --query> Search the local database for provided targets. This is the default behavior. =item B<-s, --search> Search for packages matching the strings specified by targets. This is a boolean AND query and regex is allowed. =item B<-d, --delim> Separate each package with the specified I. The default value is a newline character. =item B<-l, --listdelim> Separate each list item with the specified I. Lists are any interpreted sequence specified with a capital letter. The default value is two spaces. =item B<-t, --timefmt> Output time described by the specified I. This string is passed directly to strftime(3). The default format is %c. =item B<-v, --verbose> Output more. `Package not found' errors will be shown, and empty field values will display as 'None'. =item B<-h, --help> Display the help message and quit. =back =head1 FORMATTING The format argument allows the following interpreted sequences: %B backup files %C conflicts with %D depends on %E depends on (no version strings) %F files (only with -Q) %G groups %L licenses %N required by %O optional deps %P provides %R replaces %S provides (no version strings) %a architecture %b build date %d description %f filename (only with -S) %i has install scriptlet (only with -Q) %k download size %l install date (only with -Q) %m install size %n package name %p packager name %r repo %s md5sum %u project URL %v version %w install reason %% literal % Standard backslash escape sequences are supported. See printf(1). =head1 AUTHOR Dave Reisner Ed@falconindy.comE