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+.\" -*- mode: troff; coding: utf-8 -*-
+.TH "" "8" ""
+.SH NAME
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+.LP
+\fBapkg\fR is the package build tool and package installer, along with \fBspm\fR for the alice linux distribution.
+It is written in posix shell with the goal to be simple and effective. It can consume package building templates in the abuild format
+and automate the building and installing of packages.
+.SH OPTIONS
+.LP
+Arguments for apkg are as follows:
+.IP "\(bu" 3
+\fB-h\fR Print help.
+.if n \
+.sp -1
+.if t \
+.sp -0.25v
+.IP "\(bu" 3
+\fB-i\fR \fI\fR Install package(s) without taking dependencies into account. Building will fail if the dependencies are not present in the system.
+.if n \
+.sp -1
+.if t \
+.sp -0.25v
+.IP "\(bu" 3
+\fB-I\fR \fI\fR Install package(s) with dependencies.
+.if n \
+.sp -1
+.if t \
+.sp -0.25v
+.IP "\(bu" 3
+\fB-d\fR \fI\fR List only direct package dependencies
+.if n \
+.sp -1
+.if t \
+.sp -0.25v
+.IP "\(bu" 3
+\fB-D\fR \fI\fR List all dependencies for package(s)
+.if n \
+.sp -1
+.if t \
+.sp -0.25v
+.IP "\(bu" 3
+\fB-j\fR \fI\fR List all reverse dependencies for the package (packages that depend on it).
+.if n \
+.sp -1
+.if t \
+.sp -0.25v
+.IP "\(bu" 3
+\fB-u\fR \fI\fR Upgrade package(s)
+.if n \
+.sp -1
+.if t \
+.sp -0.25v
+.IP "\(bu" 3
+\fB-r\fR \fI\fR Remove package(s)
+.if n \
+.sp -1
+.if t \
+.sp -0.25v
+.IP "\(bu" 3
+\fB-t\fR \fI\fR Run scripts for package(s) that update cache or dbs (mime, font cache e.t.c)
+.if n \
+.sp -1
+.if t \
+.sp -0.25v
+.IP "\(bu" 3
+\fB-U\fR Update system
+.if n \
+.sp -1
+.if t \
+.sp -0.25v
+.IP "\(bu" 3
+\fB-f\fR Force rebuild a package.
+.if n \
+.sp -1
+.if t \
+.sp -0.25v
+.IP "\(bu" 3
+\fB-o\fR \fI\fR Only download source for package(s), do not build and install
+.if n \
+.sp -1
+.if t \
+.sp -0.25v
+.IP "\(bu" 3
+\fB-p\fR \fI\fR Print full path to the package build template directory
+.if n \
+.sp -1
+.if t \
+.sp -0.25v
+.IP "\(bu" 3
+\fB-s\fR \fI\fR Search for packages
+.if n \
+.sp -1
+.if t \
+.sp -0.25v
+.IP "\(bu" 3
+\fB-g\fR \fI\fR Update or generate checksum(s) for the package source files.
+.SH ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
+.IP "\(bu" 3
+\f(CRAPKG_ROOT\fR Overrides default root location (/), where sw is installed
+.if n \
+.sp -1
+.if t \
+.sp -0.25v
+.IP "\(bu" 3
+\f(CRAPKG_CONF\fR Overrides default location for the configuration file apkg.conf. The default is under /etc on an installed alice linux system.
+.if n \
+.sp -1
+.if t \
+.sp -0.25v
+.IP "\(bu" 3
+\f(CRAPKG_NOPROMPT\fR If set, it enabled non-interactive use by disabling user confirmation prompt.
+.if n \
+.sp -1
+.if t \
+.sp -0.25v
+.IP "\(bu" 3
+\f(CRAPKG_REPO\fR Double-quoted, space-separated list for the local directories that contain build templates.
+.if n \
+.sp -1
+.if t \
+.sp -0.25v
+.IP "\(bu" 3
+\f(CRAPKG_PACKAGE_DIR\fR Directory where the compiled packages will reside.
+.if n \
+.sp -1
+.if t \
+.sp -0.25v
+.IP "\(bu" 3
+\f(CRAPKG_SOURCE_DIR\fR Directory that will hold the downloaded sources.
+.if n \
+.sp -1
+.if t \
+.sp -0.25v
+.IP "\(bu" 3
+\f(CRAPKG_WORK_DIR\fR Directory where the actual building process will take place. This happens in subdirectories which are cleaned after completion.
+.if n \
+.sp -1
+.if t \
+.sp -0.25v
+.IP "\(bu" 3
+\f(CRAPKG_LOG\fR If set, it enables the creation of a log for the program output.
+.LP
+\fBNote:\fR Usually, APKG\fIREPO, APKG\fRPACKAGE\fIDIR, APKG\fRSOURCE\fIDIR and APKG\fRWORK_DIR are declared in the apkg.conf configuration file. For more information, please see apkg.conf(5).
+.SH FILES
+.IP "\(bu" 3
+\fBapkg.conf(5)\fR is the default configuration file, it resides by default under /etc.
+.if n \
+.sp -1
+.if t \
+.sp -0.25v
+.IP "\(bu" 3
+\fBabuild\fR is the name of the package templates that apkg uses, along with relevant files in order to
+build and installed packages. For example, one can look to the alice linux repos, under \c
+.UR https://codeberg.org/emmett1/alicelinux/src/branch/main/repos
+.UE
+.SH EXAMPLES
+.LP
+\f(CRapkg -i linux\fR - Install the \fIlinux\fR package
+.PP
+\f(CRapkg -f jupp\fR - Force rebuild the \fIjupp\fR package. If someone tries with just \f(CR-i\fR, \f(CRapkg\fR will produce the following message
+if the package is already installed: \f(CR[...] Package 'jupp' already installed.\fR
+.PP
+\f(CRapkg -s icon\fR - Search for packages names that contain \(lqicon\(rq, it will produce a list with one
+package per line.
+.SH AUTHORS
+.LP
+emmett1 \c
+.MT emmett1.2miligrams@protonmail.com
+.ME
+Author of the program and creator of alice linux.
+.PP
+mobinmob \c
+.MT mobinmob@disroot.org
+.ME
+Author of the man page.
+.SH REPORTING BUGS
+.LP
+\fBapkg\fR is in a working stage but also under heavy development. Please report and bugs/issues in the project issue tracker: \c
+.UR https://codeberg.org/emmett1/autils/issues
+.UE