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<span id="Usage-1"></span><h3 class="section">2.1 Usage</h3>
<p><code>cpt</code> is formed of many tools combined in a single environment, similar
to <code>git</code>. When you run <code>cpt</code> without any arguments, it will show
all available tools and their explanations. Here is an example call with extra
scripts on my system:
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<pre class="example">-> Carbs Packaging Tool
-> add Commit the current directory as a new package
-> alternatives List and swap to alternatives
-> build Build a package
-> bump Commit the current directory as a version bump
-> cargo-urlgen Create static cargo sources for Rust packages
-> cargolock-urlgen Convert the given Cargo.lock file to sources
-> cat Concatanate package files in the installed package database
-> changelog Print the git log of the specific package
-> chbuild Create/destroy temporary chroots
-> checkmissing Verify package manifests
-> checksum Generate checksums
-> chroot Enter a chroot
-> commit Commit a package without the prefix of 'package:'
-> depends Display a package's dependencies
-> download Download sources for the given package
-> exec Execute a command inside the alternatives system
-> export Turn an installed package into a CPT tarball
-> fetch Fetch repositories
-> fork Fork a package to the current directory
-> getchoice Prints the full path to a file in the alternatives system.
-> install Install a package
-> link Link a forked package's files to the other repository
-> list List installed packages
-> maintainer Find the maintainer of a package
-> manifest Display all files owned by a package
-> manifest-tree Display all files owned by a package with a tree view
-> new Create a boilerplate CPT package
-> orphans List orphaned packages
-> owns Check which package owns a file
-> rel Bump the release number of a package
-> remove Remove a package
-> repodepends Display a package's dependencies in the repository
-> reporevdepends Display packages on the repository which depend on package
-> reset Remove all packages except for the base
-> revdepends Display packages which depend on package
-> search Search for a package
-> size Show the size on disk for a package
-> source Extract sources of a given package to the current directory
-> update Check for updates
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