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# SNAGGLE Package Manager (snag)
## Useful Subcommands
install/inst - install the specified package(s) (default)
remove - uninstall the specified package(s)
upgrade/up - upgrade the package database
find/search - list packages whose metadata matches specified search string (flag to limit to installed)
info/desc - describe the metadata (and install data) of the specified package(s)
log - open your pager to the build log of the specified package
files - list the installed files of the specified package(s)
why - list why this package is installed (manually installed, as a dependency, from a group)
## Important Directories
Package Database - /var/snag/pkgs/
Install Database - /var/snag/install/
Logs/In Progress Builds - /var/snag/logs/
SNAG Configuration - /etc/snag/
## Terminology
Package Database - the directory containing package descriptions
Package Description - the directory and script containing build instructions for a package
Package Info/Metadata - the metadata encoded in the package description
Package Attribute - a single key value property of the package info
Install Database - the directory containing information on installed package
Install Description - the data stored about a package in the install database
## Package Description Format
Each package has a directory in the package database, named by its `id`.
Inside each package directory is the description script named `{id}.sh`
The description script should have functions for `configure`, `build`, and `install`
The description script should define variables for attributes with the name `pkg_{attr}`
## Install Description Format
TBD. Will contain at least:
- date installed
- flists
- install reason
## Interesting Features
- switch between cli and tui mode mid run
- build packages that aren't in the database
Packages have the following attributes:
`id` - the identifier name of the package. everything uses this
`name` - the display name of package
`desc` - the short description of the package
## Developer Subcommands
`validate` - check a package description and check for format errors or warnings
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