.TH zpm-parse 8 2019-02-14 "ZPM 0.3"
.SH NAME
zpm-parse \- parse a package string
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B zpm parse
[
.B -nvrE
]
.I pkgstring
.SH DESCRIPTION
\fBzpm-parse\fR
parses a package string into its components and prints them separated
by a space to stdout.  By default, it prints the name, version, and
release.  The default output is equivalent to the -nvr options.
If a given component is not present, the corresponding field is not
printed.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
\-n
print the name
.TP
\-v
print the version
.TP
\-r
print the release
.TP
\-E
Print the output in a form that can be evaled by a shell.  The
variable names are "name", "version", and "release".
.SH EXAMPLES
.TP
zpm parse foo-1.0-1
Prints "foo 1.0 1" to stdout.
.SH EXIT STATUS
0 on success non zero if the given string can't be parsed even as
an incomplete package string.
.SH FILES
None.
.SH ENVIRONMENT
None.
.SH AUTHOR
Nathan Wagner
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR zpm (8)