tldr/pages/linux/pacman.md

# pacman

> Arch Linux package manager utility.
> More information: <https://man.archlinux.org/man/pacman.8>.

- Synchronize and update all packages:

`pacman -Syu`

- Install a new package:

`pacman -S {{package_name}}`

- Remove a package and its dependencies:

`pacman -Rs {{package_name}}`

- Search the package database for a regular expression or keyword:

`pacman -Ss "{{search_pattern}}"`

- List installed packages and versions:

`pacman -Q`

- List only the explicitly installed packages and versions:

`pacman -Qe`

- Find which package owns a certain file:

`pacman -Qo {{filename}}`

- Empty package cache to free up space:

`pacman -Scc`
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pacman: add more information link (#5146) 2021-01-19 11:40:16 -03:00			`> More information: <https://man.archlinux.org/man/pacman.8>.`
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There is no need to have pacman force a refresh of all package lists. https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Pacman#Upgrading_packages 2015-12-29 09:47:46 -05:00			`pacman -Syu`
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Revert "pacman: update install instructions" This reverts commit 37ff096332183e7bc87635e9aaea70f5e25b9936. See discussion at https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr/pull/1562#issuecomment-346997167 2017-11-27 22:05:09 +05:30			`- Install a new package:`
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Revert "pacman: update install instructions" This reverts commit 37ff096332183e7bc87635e9aaea70f5e25b9936. See discussion at https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr/pull/1562#issuecomment-346997167 2017-11-27 22:05:09 +05:30			`pacman -S {{package_name}}`
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Applying the snake_case convention throughout the repo (#967) * Applying the snake_case convention throughout the repo - Also removing the file extension where not needed - Adding {{ }} on a few old pages * Addressing concerns - Added {{ }} where they were missed out - Removed spaces inside {{ }} - Reverting "file" to "filename" to make it clearer * Fixing the comments on nc page 2016-07-23 01:54:06 +05:30			`pacman -Rs {{package_name}}`
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pacman: fixed confusing example 2016-12-29 20:24:05 +01:00			`- Search the package database for a regular expression or keyword:`
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			`pacman -Q`
Added command 'pacman -Qe' Hey there, I took the liberty to add the command `pacman -Qe` for listing all and only the explicitly installed packages (`-e` option), still showing versions. Useful when you want a concise list of the packages you have without all the dependencies. 2015-12-29 12:20:11 +01:00
Formatted all pages according to guidelines. 2016-01-07 18:31:27 +01:00			`- List only the explicitly installed packages and versions:`
Added command 'pacman -Qe' Hey there, I took the liberty to add the command `pacman -Qe` for listing all and only the explicitly installed packages (`-e` option), still showing versions. Useful when you want a concise list of the packages you have without all the dependencies. 2015-12-29 12:20:11 +01:00
			`pacman -Qe`
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Formatted all pages according to guidelines. 2016-01-07 18:31:27 +01:00			`- Find which package owns a certain file:`
linux/pacman: add more useful commands 2016-01-05 10:19:53 +08:00
Applying the snake_case convention throughout the repo (#967) * Applying the snake_case convention throughout the repo - Also removing the file extension where not needed - Adding {{ }} on a few old pages * Addressing concerns - Added {{ }} where they were missed out - Removed spaces inside {{ }} - Reverting "file" to "filename" to make it clearer * Fixing the comments on nc page 2016-07-23 01:54:06 +05:30			`pacman -Qo {{filename}}`
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			`pacman -Scc`