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NAME
     bpkg-rep-info - print repository information

SYNOPSIS
     bpkg rep-info [options] rep-loc

DESCRIPTION
     The rep-info command prints various information about the specified reposi-
     tory.  By	default it print the repository's name and location as the first
     line. If the repository is signed, the certificate information  (name/orga-
     nization/email)  is  printed  as  the next line followed by the certificate
     fingerprint. Then comes the list of complement and  prerequisite  reposito-
     ries followed by the list of available packages.

     This default format can be altered in various ways using options listed be-
     low. Note also that the information is written to stdout, not stderr.

     If  the  current working directory contains a bpkg configuration, then rep-
     info will use its certificate database for the  repository  authentication.
     That  is,	it  will  trust  the  repository's  certificate if it is already
     trusted by the configuration. Otherwise it will add the certificate to  the
     configuration  if you confirm it is trusted. You can specify an alternative
     configuration directory with the --directory|-d option.  To  disable  using
     the configuration in the current working directory pass this option with an
     empty path.

REP-INFO OPTIONS
     --name|-n
	    Print the repository's name and location.

     --cert-fingerprint
	    Print  the repository's certificate fingerprint or empty line if the
	    repository is unsigned.

     --cert-name
	    Print the repository's certificate common name (CN) or empty line if
	    the repository is unsigned.

     --cert-organization
	    Print the repository's certificate organization name  (O)  or  empty
	    line if the repository is unsigned.

     --cert-email
	    Print the repository's certificate email or empty line if the repos-
	    itory is unsigned.

     --repositories|-r
	    Print the list of complement and prerequisite repositories.

     --packages|-p
	    Print the list of available packages.

     --manifest
	    Instead of printing the information in the human-readable form, dump
	    it (to stdout) as manifest(s). Normally you would use this option in
	    combination with --packages|-p or --repositories|-r to only dump one
	    of the manifests. If the --deep option is specified, then in the re-
	    sulting  packages  manifest  the *-file values are replaced with the
	    contents of the referenced files and the *-build values are automat-
	    ically added (unless the corresponding files are absent).  See  also
	    --ignore-unknown, --repositories-file, and --packages-file.

     --ignore-unknown
	    Ignore  unknown manifest entries. Note that this option also ignores
	    the version constraints in the special toolchain  build-time  depen-
	    dencies. This option is implied if --manifest is not specified.

     --deep Verify the presence of the required *-build values/files and the va-
	    lidity of files referenced by the *-file manifest values.

     --repositories-file path
	    If	--manifest  is specified, then save the repositories manifest to
	    the specified file instead of dumping it to stdout.

     --packages-file path
	    If --manifest is specified, then save the packages manifest  to  the
	    specified file instead of dumping it to stdout.

     --type type
	    Specify  the  repository  type with valid values being pkg, dir, and
	    git. Refer to bpkg-rep-add(1) for details.

     --directory|-d dir
	    Use configuration in dir for the trusted certificate database.

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 (packages, repos-
	    itory metadata, etc).

     --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.

     --offline
	    Do not attempt to download resources (packages, repository metadata,
	    etc),  instead  taking  them from the local fetch cache if available
	    and failing otherwise.

     --no-fetch-cache
	    Disable local caching of downloaded resources (packages,  repository
	    metadata, etc).

     --fetch-cache mode
	    Comma-separated list of local fetch cache modes.

     --fetch-cache-path dir
	    The directory of the local fetch cache.

     --fetch-cache-session id
	    The local fetch cache session.

     --sqlite-synchronous mode
	    Filesystem	synchronization  mode for the fetch cache and configura-
	    tion SQLite databases.

     --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 com-
	    mand 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. If the rep-info command uses an existing  bpkg  configuration,  then
     the  start  directory  is	the configuration directory. Otherwise, only the
     predefined directories (home, system, etc) are searched. The following  op-
     tions files are searched for in each directory and, if found, loaded in the
     order listed:

     bpkg.options
     bpkg-rep-info.options

     The  following  rep-info command options cannot be specified in the default
     options files:

     --directory|-d

BUGS
     Send bug reports to the users@build2.org mailing list.

COPYRIGHT
     Copyright (c) 2014-2026 the build2 authors.

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

bpkg 0.18.0			   April 2026			bpkg-rep-info(1)
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