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.SH "NAME"
archrepo2solv \- convert files in Arch repository format into a solv file
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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\fBarchrepo2solv\fR [\fIOPTIONS\fR]
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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The archrepo2solv tool reads Arch Linux repository data (\fBcore\&.db\fR) from stdin, and writes it as solv file to standard output\&.
.PP
\fB\-l\fR \fIDATABASEDIR\fR
.RS 4
Instead of reading from standard input, scan the specified directory for package meta files\&. Set
\fIDATABASEDIR\fR
to
\fB/var/lib/pacman/local\fR
to scan the installed packages\&.
.RE
.SH "SEE ALSO"
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pacman(8)
.SH "AUTHOR"
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Michael Schroeder <mls@suse\&.de>