bpkg-pkg-unpack(1)

NAME
bpkg-pkg-unpack - unpack package archive

SYNOPSIS

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

DESCRIPTION

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)).

PKG-UNPACK OPTIONS

--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.

COMMON OPTIONS

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.

DEFAULT OPTIONS FILES

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

BUGS
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COPYRIGHT
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