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diff --git a/doc/pacman.8.txt b/doc/pacman.8.txt index 0da83a67..c47af65e 100644 --- a/doc/pacman.8.txt +++ b/doc/pacman.8.txt @@ -120,9 +120,9 @@ Options *\--cachedir* <'dir'>:: Specify an alternative package cache location (a typical default is ``/var/cache/pacman/pkg''). Multiple cache directories can be specified, - and they are tried in the order they are passed to pacman. *NOTE*: if - specified, this is an absolute path and the root path is not automatically - prepended. This behavior changed in pacman 3.1.0. + and they are tried in the order they are passed to pacman. *NOTE*: this + is an absolute path, the root path is not automatically prepended. This + behavior changed in pacman 3.1.0. *\--config* <'file'>:: Specify an alternate configuration file. @@ -207,7 +207,8 @@ Remove Options[[RO]] -------------------- *-c, \--cascade*:: Remove all target packages, as well as all packages that depend on one - or more target packages. This operation is recursive. + or more target packages. This operation is recursive, and must be used + with care since it can remove many potentially needed packages. *-k, \--keep*:: Removes the database entry only. Leaves all files in place. @@ -218,10 +219,11 @@ Remove Options[[RO]] file should be renamed with a ``.pacsave'' extension. *-s, \--recursive*:: - Remove each target specified including all dependencies, provided that - (A) they are not required by other packages; and (B) they were not - explicitly installed by the user. This option is analogous to a - backwards '\--sync' operation. + Remove each target specified including all of their dependencies, provided + that (A) they are not required by other packages; and (B) they were not + explicitly installed by the user. This operation is recursive and analogous + to a backwards '\--sync' operation, and helps keep a clean system without + orphans. Sync Options[[SO]] |