# flatpak-build-export

## NAME



           flatpak-build-export - Create a repository from a build directory
    


## SYNOPSIS



    
           **flatpak build-export**[OPTION...] LOCATION DIRECTORY [BRANCH]
    


## DESCRIPTION



           Creates or updates a repository with an application build.
           LOCATION is the location of the repository.  DIRECTORY must be a
           finalized build directory. If BRANCH is not specified, it is
           assumed to be "master".
    
           If LOCATION exists, it is assumed to be an OSTree repository,
           otherwise a new OSTree repository is created at this location. The
           repository can be inspected with the **ostree** tool.
    
           The contents of DIRECTORY are committed on the branch with name
           app/APPNAME/ARCH/BRANCH, where ARCH is the architecture of the
           runtime that the application is using. A commit filter is used to
           enforce that only the contents of the files/ and export/
           subdirectories and the metadata file are included in the commit,
           anything else is ignored.
    
           When exporting a flatpak to be published to the internet,
           **--collection-id=COLLECTION-ID** should be specified as a globally
           unique reverse DNS value to identify the collection of flatpaks
           this will be added to. Setting a globally unique collection ID
           allows the apps in the repository to be shared over peer to peer
           systems without needing further configuration.
    
           The build-update-repo command should be used to update repository
           metadata whenever application builds are added to a repository.
    


## OPTIONS



           The following options are understood:
    
           **-h** , **--help**
               Show help options and exit.
    
           **-s** , **--subject=SUBJECT**
               One line subject for the commit message.
    
           **-b** , **--body=BODY**
               Full description for the commit message.
    
           **--collection-id=COLLECTION-ID**
               Set as the collection ID of the repository. Setting a globally
               unique collection ID allows the apps in the repository to be
               shared over peer to peer systems without needing further
               configuration. If exporting to an existing repository, the
               collection ID must match the existing configured collection ID
               for that repository.
    
           **--subset=SUBSET**
               Mark the commit to be included in the named subset. This will
               cause the commit to be put in the named subset summary (in
               addition to the main one), allowing users to see only this
               subset instead of the whole repo.
    
           **--arch=ARCH**
               Specify the architecture component of the branch to export.
               Only host compatible architectures can be specified; see
               **flatpak --supported-arches** for valid values.
    
           **--exclude=PATTERN**
               Exclude files matching PATTERN from the commit. This option
               can be used multiple times.
    
           **--include=PATTERN**
               Don't exclude files matching PATTERN from the commit, even if
               they match the **--exclude** patterns. This option can be used
               multiple times.
    
           **--metadata=FILENAME**
               Use the specified filename as metadata in the exported app
               instead of the default file (called metadata). This is useful
               if you want to commit multiple things from a single build
               tree, typically used in combination with **--files** and
               **--exclude**.
    
           **--files=SUBDIR**
               Use the files in the specified subdirectory as the file
               contents, rather than the regular files directory.
    
           **--timestamp=DATE**
               Use the specified ISO 8601 formatted date or NOW, for the
               current time, in the commit metadata and, if
               **--update-appstream** is used, the appstream data.
    
           **--end-of-life=REASON**
               Mark the build as end-of-life. REASON is a message that may be
               shown to users installing this build.
    
           **--end-of-life-rebase=ID**
               Mark the build as end-of-life. Unlike **--end-of-life** , this one
               takes an ID that supersedes the current one. By the user's
               request, the application data may be preserved for the new
               application.
    
           **--disable-fsync**
               Don't fsync when writing to the repository. This can result in
               data loss in exceptional situations, but can improve
               performance when working with temporary or test repositories.
    
           **--update-appstream**
               Update the appstream branch after the build.
    
           **--no-update-summary**
               Don't update the summary file after the new commit is added.
               This means the repository will not be useful for serving over
               http until build-update-repo has been run. This is useful is
               you want to do multiple repo operations before finally
               updating the summary.
    
           **--gpg-sign=KEYID**
               Sign the commit with this GPG key. This option can be used
               multiple times.
    
           **--gpg-homedir=PATH**
               GPG Homedir to use when looking for keyrings
    
           **-r** , **--runtime**
               Export a runtime instead of an app (this uses the usr subdir
               as files).
    
           **-v** , **--verbose**
               Print debug information during command processing.
    
           **--ostree-verbose**
               Print OSTree debug information during command processing.
    


## EXAMPLES



           **$ flatpak build-export ~/repos/gnome-calculator/**
           **~/build/gnome-calculator/ org.gnome.Calculator**
    
               Commit: 9d0044ea480297114d03aec85c3d7ae3779438f9d2cb69d717fb54237acacb8c
               Metadata Total: 605
               Metadata Written: 5
               Content Total: 1174
               Content Written: 1
               Content Bytes Written: 305
    


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