# repodb_parser
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repodb_parser parses [Arch Linux](https://archlinux.org) repository DB's into [Rust](https://www.rust-lang.org/) data structures. The repository DB's are expected as [gzip](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gzip) or [xz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XZ_Utils) compressed [tar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tar_(computing)) archives (i.e., `*.tar.gz` or `*.tar.xz` files) or symbolic links to such files.