.TH zpm-pathmod 8 2019-02-20 "ZPM 0.3"
.SH NAME
zpm-pathmod \- modify package file metadata
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B zpm pathmod
[
.BI -f " pkgfile"
]
[
.B -g
]
[
.I path action \fR...
]
[
.BI \fB:\fIpkgid
]
.SH DESCRIPTION
\fBzpm-pathmod\fR modifies package file metadata taking the specified
action on each path.  An action can be \fBdelete\fR which will
delete the path from the package, \fIfield\fB=\fIvalue\fR which
sets the value of the given field, or \fIfield\fR which will
print the value of the given field.
.PP
The package being modified can be changed by prefixing an argument
with ':', and the path being modified can be changed by prefixing
and argument with a '+'.
.PP
Everything happens in a single transaction, so either all of
the changes specified will take place, or none of them will.
The actions will fail if a non-existent field is given.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
\-g
take file paths as glob patterns
.SH EXAMPLES
.TP
zpm pathmod foo /var/lib/foo delete
delete the /var/lib/foo file from the foo package
.TP
zpm pathmod foo /var/lib/foo mode=2755
set the mode of /var/lib/foo to 2755
.TP
zpm pathmod foo /var/lib/foo username
print the username of the owner of the /var/lib/foo file
.SH EXIT STATUS
0 on success non zero on failure
.SH FILES
/var/lib/zpm/local.db
.SH ENVIRONMENT
ZPMDB
.SH AUTHOR
Nathan Wagner
.SH SEE ALSO
zpm(8)