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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/pacman.8.txt | 45 |
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diff --git a/doc/pacman.8.txt b/doc/pacman.8.txt index 8a94ebc6..7a13b897 100644 --- a/doc/pacman.8.txt +++ b/doc/pacman.8.txt @@ -173,15 +173,15 @@ Transaction Options (apply to '-S', '-R' and '-U') *-p, \--print*:: Only print the targets instead of performing the actual operation (sync, remove or upgrade). Use '\--print-format' to specify how targets are - displayed. The default format string is "%l", which displays url with - '-S', filename with '-U' and pkgname-pkgver with '-R'. + displayed. The default format string is "%l", which displays URLs with + '-S', filenames with '-U' and pkgname-pkgver with '-R'. *\--print-format* <'format'>:: Specify a printf-like format to control the output of the '\--print' - operation. The possible are attributes are : %n for pkgname, %v for pkgver, + operation. The possible attributes are: %n for pkgname, %v for pkgver, %l for location, %r for repo and %s for size. -Upgrade Options (apply to 'S' and 'U')[[UO]] +Upgrade Options (apply to '-S' and '-U')[[UO]] -------------------------------------------- *-f, \--force*:: Bypass file conflict checks and overwrite conflicting files. If the @@ -214,21 +214,18 @@ Upgrade Options (apply to 'S' and 'U')[[UO]] Query Options[[QO]] ------------------- *-c, \--changelog*:: - View the ChangeLog of a package. Not every package will provide one but - it will be shown if available. + View the ChangeLog of a package if it exists. *-d, \--deps*:: Restrict or filter output to packages installed as dependencies. This - option can be combined with '-t' for listing real orphans- packages that + option can be combined with '-t' for listing real orphans - packages that were installed as dependencies but are no longer required by any - installed package. ('-Qdt' is equivalent to the pacman 3.0.X '-Qe' - option.) + installed package. *-e, \--explicit*:: - Restrict or filter output to packages explicitly installed. This option - can be combined with '-t' to list top-level packages- those packages - that were explicitly installed but are not required by any other - package. ('-Qet' is equivalent to the pacman 2.9.X '-Qe' option.) + Restrict or filter output to explicitly installed packages. This option + can be combined with '-t' to list explicitly installed packages which + are not required by any other package. *-g, \--groups*:: Display all packages that are members of a named group. If a name is not @@ -255,8 +252,8 @@ Query Options[[QO]] and installed with '\--upgrade'. *-o, \--owns* <'file'>:: - Search for the package that owns file. The path can be relative or - absolute. + Search for packages that own the specified file(s). The path can be + relative or absolute and one or more files can be specified. *-p, \--file*:: Signifies that the package supplied on the command line is a file and @@ -274,10 +271,9 @@ Query Options[[QO]] rather than names and versions. *-s, \--search* <'regexp'>:: - This will search each locally-installed package for names or - descriptions that match `regexp`. When you include multiple search - terms, only packages with descriptions matching ALL of those terms will - be returned. + Search each locally-installed package for names or descriptions that + match `regexp`. When including multiple search terms, only packages + with descriptions matching ALL of those terms are returned. *-t, \--unrequired*:: Restrict or filter output to packages not required by any currently @@ -310,7 +306,7 @@ Remove Options[[RO]] orphans. If you want to omit condition (B), pass this option twice. *-u, \--unneeded*:: - Removes the targets that are not required by any other packages. + Removes targets that are not required by any other packages. This is mostly useful when removing a group without using the '-c' option, to avoid breaking any dependencies. @@ -372,18 +368,17 @@ linkman:pacman.conf[5]. the same operation. *-w, \--downloadonly*:: - Retrieve all packages from the server, but do not install/upgrade - anything. + Retrieve all packages from the server, but do not install/upgrade anything. *-y, \--refresh*:: Download a fresh copy of the master package list from the server(s) defined in linkman:pacman.conf[5]. This should typically be used each time you use '\--sysupgrade' or '-u'. Passing two '\--refresh' or '-y' flags - will force a refresh of all package lists even if they are thought to be up + will force a refresh of all package lists even if they appear to be up to date. *\--needed*:: - Don't reinstall the targets that are already up-to-date. + Don't reinstall the targets that are already up to date. Handling Config Files[[HCF]] @@ -396,7 +391,7 @@ actual file existing on the filesystem. After comparing these 3 hashes, the follow scenarios can result: original=X, current=X, new=X:: - All three files are the same, so overwrites are not an issue Install the + All three files are the same, so overwrites are not an issue. Install the new file. original=X, current=X, new=Y:: |