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namcap: Check a specific `PKGBUILD` file.

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$ namcap ${path-to-pkgbuild}

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The command "namcap ${path-to-pkgbuild}" is used to run the namcap tool on a PKGBUILD file in Arch Linux.

Namcap is a package analyzer for Arch Linux that can help identify common packaging mistakes and provide suggestions for improvement. It inspects the PKGBUILD file, which is a script used to build Arch Linux packages, to check for various issues and potential problems.

The "${path-to-pkgbuild}" placeholder should be replaced with the actual path to the PKGBUILD file you want to analyze. For example, if your PKGBUILD file is located in the current directory and named "mypackage.PKGBUILD", you would run the command as:

namcap ./mypackage.PKGBUILD

Namcap will then analyze the specified PKGBUILD file and provide a detailed report with any detected issues, such as missing dependencies, incorrect file permissions, invalid characters in package names, or other packaging mistakes. This feedback can be used to improve the quality and compliance of the package before distributing it.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.

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