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bpkg-rep-create(1)	     General Commands Manual	      bpkg-rep-create(1)

NAME
     bpkg-rep-create - create repository

SYNOPSIS
     bpkg rep-create [options] [dir]

DESCRIPTION
     The rep-create command regenerates the packages.manifest and signature.man-
     ifest  files based on the files present in the repository directory. If the
     repositories.manifest file contains a certificate, then  the  --key  option
     must be used to specify the certificate's private key. If dir is not speci-
     fied, then the current working directory is used as the repository root.

REP-CREATE OPTIONS
     --ignore-unknown
	    Ignore  unknown manifest entries. Note that this option also ignores
	    the version constraints in the special toolchain  build-time  depen-
	    dencies.

     --min-bpkg-version ver
	    Apply  backward  compatibility  workarounds  to  the generated pack-
	    ages.manifest file so that it  can	be  consumed  by  bpkg	versions
	    greater  or equal to the specified version. If unspecified, then the
	    min-bpkg-version value from the repositories.manifest file is  used,
	    if	present.  If the manifest value is not specified either, then no
	    backward compatibility workarounds are applied.

     --key name
	    Private key to use to sign the repository. In most cases  name  will
	    be	a path to the key file but it can also be a key id when a custom
	    openssl cryptographic engine is used.

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. For the rep-create command the search start directory is the reposi-
     tory directory. The following options files are searched for in each direc-
     tory and, if found, loaded in the order listed:

     bpkg.options
     bpkg-rep-create.options

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

     --key

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-create(1)
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