chkupd.cfg(5)

NAME

chkupd.cfg - Per package configuration file for chkupd.

DESCRIPTION

PACKAGEPATH/chkupd.cfg is a per package configuration file for chkupd. It is used to configure the behavior of chkupd for a specific package. If a configuration file is not found, chkupd will use the arguments passed to it.

SYNTAX

chkupd.cfg uses a INI format. There is no default configuration file, but you can create one in the package directory. An example configuration file is below.

[autoUpdater]
mechanism="githubReleases"
trimString="v"

[githubReleases]
repo="kreatolinux/kpkg"

AUTOUPDATER

mechanism: The mechanism to use for checking for updates. Defaults to whatever is used while running chkupd.
trimString: String to trim from the version string. Defaults to nothing.

GITHUBRELEASES

repo: The repository to check for updates. Must be in the format of username/repo.

AUTHOR

Written by Kreato.

COPYRIGHT

kpkg is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

kpkg is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with kpkg. If not, see https://www.gnu.org/licenses/.