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<?xml version='1.0'?> <!--*-nxml-*-->
<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN"
    "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd">

<refentry id="flatpak">

    <refentryinfo>
        <title>flatpak</title>
        <productname>flatpak</productname>

        <authorgroup>
            <author>
                <contrib>Developer</contrib>
                <firstname>Alexander</firstname>
                <surname>Larsson</surname>
                <email>alexl@redhat.com</email>
            </author>
        </authorgroup>
    </refentryinfo>

    <refmeta>
        <refentrytitle>flatpak</refentrytitle>
        <manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
    </refmeta>

    <refnamediv>
        <refname>flatpak</refname>
        <refpurpose>Build, install and run applications and runtimes</refpurpose>
    </refnamediv>

    <refsynopsisdiv>
            <cmdsynopsis>
                <command>flatpak</command>
                <arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">OPTION</arg>
                <arg choice="req">COMMAND</arg>
            </cmdsynopsis>
    </refsynopsisdiv>

    <refsect1>
        <title>Description</title>

        <para>
            flatpak is a tool for managing applications and the runtimes
            they use. In the flatpak model, applications can be built and
            distributed independently from the host system they are used
            on, and they are isolated from the host system ('sandboxed')
            to some degree, at runtime.
        </para>

        <para>
            flatpak can operate in system-wide or per-user mode. The system-wide
            data (runtimes, applications and configuration) is located in
            <filename>$prefix/share/flatpak/</filename>, and the per-user
            data is in <filename>$HOME/.local/share/flatpak/</filename>.
            Below these locations, there is a local repository in the
            <filename>repo/</filename> subdirectory and installed runtimes
            and applications are in the corresponding <filename>runtime/</filename>
            and <filename>app/</filename> subdirectories.
        </para>

        <para>
            flatpak uses OSTree to distribute and deploy data. The repositories
            it uses are OSTree repositories and can be manipulated with the
            <command>ostree</command> utility. Installed runtimes and
            applications are OSTree checkouts.
        </para>
    </refsect1>

    <refsect1>
        <title>Options</title>

        <para>The following options are understood:</para>

        <variablelist>
            <varlistentry>
                <term><option>-h</option></term>
                <term><option>--help</option></term>

                <listitem><para>
                    Show help options and exit.
                </para></listitem>
            </varlistentry>

            <varlistentry>
                <term><option>-v</option></term>
                <term><option>--verbose</option></term>

                <listitem><para>
                    Print debug information during command processing.
                </para></listitem>
            </varlistentry>

            <varlistentry>
                <term><option>--version</option></term>

                <listitem><para>
                    Print version information and exit.
                </para></listitem>
            </varlistentry>
        </variablelist>
    </refsect1>

    <refsect1>
        <title>Commands</title>

        <para>Commands for managing installed applications and runtimes:</para>

        <variablelist>
            <varlistentry>
                <term><citerefentry><refentrytitle>flatpak-install</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry></term>

                <listitem><para>
                    Install an application or a runtime from a remote or bundle.
                </para></listitem>
            </varlistentry>
            <varlistentry>
                <term><citerefentry><refentrytitle>flatpak-update</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry></term>

                <listitem><para>
                    Update an installed application or runtime.
                </para></listitem>
            </varlistentry>
            <varlistentry>
                <term><citerefentry><refentrytitle>flatpak-uninstall</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry></term>

                <listitem><para>
                    Uninstall an installed application or runtime.
                </para></listitem>
            </varlistentry>
            <varlistentry>
                <term><citerefentry><refentrytitle>flatpak-list</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry></term>

                <listitem><para>
                    List installed applications and/or runtimes.
                </para></listitem>
            </varlistentry>
            <varlistentry>
                <term><citerefentry><refentrytitle>flatpak-info</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry></term>

                <listitem><para>
                    Show information for an installed application or runtime.
                </para></listitem>
            </varlistentry>
        </variablelist>


        <para>Commands for running applications:</para>

        <variablelist>
            <varlistentry>
                <term><citerefentry><refentrytitle>flatpak-run</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry></term>

                <listitem><para>
                    Run an application.
                </para></listitem>
            </varlistentry>
            <varlistentry>
                <term><citerefentry><refentrytitle>flatpak-override</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry></term>

                <listitem><para>
                    Override permissions for an application.
                </para></listitem>
            </varlistentry>
            <varlistentry>
                <term><citerefentry><refentrytitle>flatpak-export-file</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry></term>

                <listitem><para>
                    Grant an application access to a specific file.
                </para></listitem>
            </varlistentry>
            <varlistentry>
                <term><citerefentry><refentrytitle>flatpak-enter</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry></term>

                <listitem><para>
                    Enter the namespace of a running application.
                </para></listitem>
            </varlistentry>
        </variablelist>

        <para>Commands for managing remote rempositories:</para>

        <variablelist>
            <varlistentry>
                <term><citerefentry><refentrytitle>flatpak-remote-add</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry></term>

                <listitem><para>
                    Add a new remote repository.
                </para></listitem>
            </varlistentry>
            <varlistentry>
                <term><citerefentry><refentrytitle>flatpak-remote-modify</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry></term>

                <listitem><para>
                    Modify properties of a configured remote repository.
                </para></listitem>
            </varlistentry>
            <varlistentry>
                <term><citerefentry><refentrytitle>flatpak-remote-delete</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry></term>

                <listitem><para>
                    Delete a configured remote repository.
                </para></listitem>
            </varlistentry>
            <varlistentry>
                <term><citerefentry><refentrytitle>flatpak-remote-list</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry></term>

                <listitem><para>
                    List all configured remote repositories.
                </para></listitem>
            </varlistentry>
            <varlistentry>
                <term><citerefentry><refentrytitle>flatpak-remote-ls</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry></term>

                <listitem><para>
                    List contents of a configured remote repository.
                </para></listitem>
            </varlistentry>
        </variablelist>

        <para>Commands for building applications:</para>

        <variablelist>
            <varlistentry>
                <term><citerefentry><refentrytitle>flatpak-build-init</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry></term>

                <listitem><para>
                    Initialize a build directory.
                </para></listitem>
            </varlistentry>
            <varlistentry>
                <term><citerefentry><refentrytitle>flatpak-build</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry></term>

                <listitem><para>
                    Run a build command in a build directory.
                </para></listitem>
            </varlistentry>
            <varlistentry>
                <term><citerefentry><refentrytitle>flatpak-build-finish</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry></term>

                <listitem><para>
                    Finalizes a build directory for export.
                </para></listitem>
            </varlistentry>
            <varlistentry>
                <term><citerefentry><refentrytitle>flatpak-build-export</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry></term>

                <listitem><para>
                    Export a build directory to a repository.
                </para></listitem>
            </varlistentry>
            <varlistentry>
                <term><citerefentry><refentrytitle>flatpak-build-bundle</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry></term>

                <listitem><para>
                    Create a bundle file from a build directory.
                </para></listitem>
            </varlistentry>
            <varlistentry>
                <term><citerefentry><refentrytitle>flatpak-build-import-bundle</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry></term>

                <listitem><para>
                    Import a file bundle into a local repository.
                </para></listitem>
            </varlistentry>
            <varlistentry>
                <term><citerefentry><refentrytitle>flatpak-build-update-repo</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry></term>

                <listitem><para>
                    Update the summary file in a repository.
                </para></listitem>
            </varlistentry>
            <varlistentry>
                <term><citerefentry><refentrytitle>flatpak-build-sign</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry></term>

                <listitem><para>
                    Sign an application or runtime after its been exported.
                </para></listitem>
            </varlistentry>
        </variablelist>
    </refsect1>

    <refsect1>
        <title>See also</title>

            <para>
                <citerefentry><refentrytitle>ostree</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
                <citerefentry><refentrytitle>ostree.repo</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
            </para>

    </refsect1>

</refentry>