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Additional commands/options that may be useful #1

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Commands

  • check -- check that package files exist (pacman -Qk)
  • checkdb -- check the database validity (pacman -Dk)
  • filesearch [-x|--regex] -- search package files (pacman -F)
  • repolist -- view a list of packages in a repo (pacman -Sl)
  • changelog -- view the changelog of a package (pacman -Qc)
    • This may be almost useless because in reality most packages don't provide changelog, afaik.
  • download -- download packages (pacman -Sw)
    • Is it really useful to just download packages?

Options

  • list {-t|--unrequired} -- list packages not required by any package
  • list {-u|--upgrades} -- list outdated packages
  • {-q|--quiet} -- show less information -- for
    • install
    • remove
    • autoremove
    • search
    • files
    • ...

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