Manifest structure

Overview

A SWUPD manifest is a structured text file with a header and a body. A blank line separates the header from the body. Each line of the header and body is composed of multiple tab-separated fields.

Header structure

Each line in the header has 2 fields; the first is a keyword, and the second is a value. Accepted keywords are:

• MANIFEST: The first line of manifest (the "magic"). Second field indicates the format number used to create the manifest.
• version: The build version number for which the manifest was created.
• previous: The build version number indicating when the manifest last changed.
• filecount: The number of entries in the manifest body.
• timestamp: The time the manifest was created, in UNIX time.
• contentsize: The size in bytes of all files listed in the manifest body.
• includes: (optional) A separate bundle manifest to be included with this one (effectively a "parent" bundle). There may be multiple includes lines.

Body structure

Each line in the body has 4 fields, as follows:

• Metadata: Available values are listed on a separate page.
• Hash: Described on a separate page.
• Version: The build version when the file/directory/symlink/manifest last changed.
• Name: For bundle manifests, the absolute path to the file/directory/symlink. For MoM manifests, the bundle name.