.. _ref_commands_upload-metadata:

upload-metadata
===============

The following information will be retrieved from <snap-file> and used to
update the store:

- summary
- description
- icon

If --force is used, it will force the local metadata into the Store,
ignoring any possible conflict.

Examples:
    snapcraft upload-metadata my-snap_0.1_amd64.snap
    snapcraft upload-metadata my-snap_0.1_amd64.snap --force


Usage
-----

:command:`snapcraft upload-metadata [options] <snap-file>`

Required
--------

``snap-file``
   Snap to upload metadata from.

Options
-------

``--force``
   Force metadata update to override any possible conflict.

Global options
--------------

``-h`` or ``--help``
   Show this help message and exit.
``-q`` or ``--quiet``
   Only show warnings and errors, not progress.
``-v`` or ``--verbose``
   Show debug information and be more verbose.
``--verbosity``
   Set the verbosity level to 'quiet', 'brief', 'verbose', 'debug' or 'trace'.
``-V`` or ``--version``
   Show the application version and exit.