# apt-parse - parse the output of some Apt commands
## Overview
The `apt-parse` library implements a parser for the text output of
some of the Apt package manager's commands.
For the present, only parsing the output of `apt-cache policy` is
implemented.
There is an `apt-parse-file` command-line tool that demonstrates the use of
the `apt-parse` library.
## Contact
The `apt-parse` library was written by [Peter Pentchev][roam].
It is developed in [a GitLab repository][gitlab].
This documentation is hosted at [Ringlet][ringlet-home] with a copy at [ReadTheDocs][readthedocs].
[roam]: mailto:roam@ringlet.net "Peter Pentchev"
[gitlab]: https://gitlab.com/ppentchev/apt-parse "The apt-parse GitLab repository"
[crates-io]: https://crates.io/crates/apt-parse "The apt-parse crate on crates.io"
[readthedocs]: https://apt-parse.readthedocs.io/ "The apt-parse ReadTheDocs page"
[ringlet-home]: https://devel.ringlet.net/textproc/apt-parse/ "The Ringlet apt-parse homepage"