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diff --git a/doc/pacman.8.txt b/doc/pacman.8.txt index 7b5a17e3..2586c1fe 100644 --- a/doc/pacman.8.txt +++ b/doc/pacman.8.txt @@ -270,6 +270,18 @@ Upgrade Options (apply to '-S' and '-U')[[UO]] *\--needed*:: Do not reinstall the targets that are already up-to-date. +*\--overwrite* <glob>:: + Bypass file conflict checks and overwrite conflicting files. If the + package that is about to be installed contains files that are already + installed and match 'glob', this option will cause all those files to be + overwritten. Using '\--overwrite' will not allow overwriting a directory + with a file or installing packages with conflicting files and directories. + Multiple patterns can be specified by separating them with a comma. May be + specified multiple times. Patterns can be negated, such that files + matching them will not be overwritten, by prefixing them with an + exclamation mark. Subsequent matches will override previous ones. A leading + literal exclamation mark or backslash needs to be escaped. + Query Options (apply to '-Q')[[QO]] ----------------------------------- |