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qpkg

Section: qpkg (1)
Updated: Feb 2026
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NAME

qpkg - create or manipulate Gentoo binpkgs

SYNOPSIS

qpkg [opts] <misc args>

DESCRIPTION

qpkg creates or cleans up Gentoo binary packages. The default action is to create a new binpkg for the given package names and store them in pkgdir, which can be set explicitly using the --pkgdir option.

OPTIONS

-c, --clean: clean pkgdir of files that are not installed.
-E, --eclean: clean pkgdir of files that are not in the tree anymore.
-p, --pretend: pretend only.
-P <arg>, --pkgdir <arg>: alternate package directory.
--root <arg>: Set the ROOT env var.
-v, --verbose: Check and report MD5 hash mismatches during install.
-q, --quiet: Ignored for compatibility with other qapplets.
-C, --nocolor: Don't output color.
--color: Force color in output.
-h, --help: Print this help and exit.
-V, --version: Print version and exit.

REPORTING BUGS

Please report bugs via http://bugs.gentoo.org/
Product: Gentoo Linux; Component: Current packages

AUTHORS

Ned Ludd <solar@gentoo.org>
Mike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org>
Fabian Groffen <grobian@gentoo.org>