apk-query(8) System Manager's Manual apk-query(8) (NAME) apk-query - apk (SYNOPSIS) apk query [...] query... apk query [...] --recursive constraints... (DESCRIPTION) apk query . query : name{[<>~=]version} name version. text text. --recursive constraints (solver) . : 1. query 2. --all-matches 3. (QUERY OPTIONS) : --all-matches . . --available . --fields FIELDS[:REVERSE_FIELD] . (synthetic reverse dependency) (name package origin). --format FORMATSPEC default yaml json. default . --from FROMSPEC : system ( ) repositories ( ) installed ( ) none ( ). --installed . --match FIELDS . --recursive constraints . --summarize FIELD[:REVERSE_FIELD] . : package name origin depends provides replaces install_if recommends reverse-depends reverse-install-if. --upgradable . --world apk-world(5) . --recursive . --orphaned (orphaned). (FIELDS) --match --fields (json yaml) . . : name version description arch license origin maintainer url commit build-time installed-size file-size provider-priority depends provides replaces install-if layer tags triggers scripts replaces-priority. package info metadata package metadata apk-package(8) . : contents . download-url (URL) . owner . ( --match) package name-version ( package-1.0-r0). repositories . status . : o installed o broken-files o broken-scripts o broken-xattr (EXAMPLES) # apk apk query "apk*" # sensors json apk query --format json --match owner /usr/bin/sensors # apk-tools yaml apk query --format yaml --recursive apk-tools # cmd:apk apk query --match name,provides cmd:apk --fields origin # apk query --match depends so:libapk.so.2.14.9 --fields origin 2026-08-31 apk-query(8)