Pkgtools

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About

Pkgtools is a package created by Daenyth that includes various useful package-related utilities. It is available in community, and the latest pkgtools-git release is available in AUR.

newpkg

A tool to simplify creating a new package.

pkgconflict

pkgfile

pkgfile is a tool that tells you which package owns a specific file. It also has some extra related features.

"Command not found" hook

pkgfile includes a "command not found" hook that will automatically search the official repositories if you enter a command that is not recognized. It can be enabled in /etc/pkgtools/pkgfile.conf or in ~/.pkgtools/pkgfile.conf.

spec2arch

Converts an rpm .spec file into a PKGBUILD

whoneeds

Personal tools