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diff --git a/doc/pacman.8.txt b/doc/pacman.8.txt index 2bafa414..d670e82a 100644 --- a/doc/pacman.8.txt +++ b/doc/pacman.8.txt @@ -136,11 +136,12 @@ Options *-r, \--root* <path>:: Specify an alternative installation root (default is `/`). This should not be used as a way to install software into `/usr/local` instead of - `/usr`. This option is used if you want to install a package on a - temporarily mounted partition that is "owned" by another system. + `/usr`. *NOTE*: If database path or log file are not specified on either the command line or in linkman:pacman.conf[5], their default location will be inside this root path. + *NOTE*: This option is not suitable for performing operations on a mounted + guest system. See '\--sysroot' instead. *-v, \--verbose*:: Output paths such as as the Root, Conf File, DB Path, Cache Dirs, etc. @@ -193,6 +194,16 @@ Options *\--confirm*:: Cancels the effects of a previous '\--noconfirm'. +*\--disable-download-timeout*:: + Disable defaults for low speed limit and timeout on downloads. Use this + if you have issues downloading files with proxy and/or security gateway. + +*\--sysroot* <dir>:: + Specify an alternative system root. Pacman will chroot and chdir into the + system root prior to running. This allows mounted guest systems to be + properly operated on. Any other paths given will be interpreted as relative + to the system root. Requires root privileges. + Transaction Options (apply to '-S', '-R' and '-U') -------------------------------------------------- @@ -233,14 +244,6 @@ Transaction Options (apply to '-S', '-R' and '-U') Upgrade Options (apply to '-S' and '-U')[[UO]] ---------------------------------------------- -*\--force*:: - Bypass file conflict checks and overwrite conflicting files. If the - package that is about to be installed contains files that are already - installed, this option will cause all those files to be overwritten. - Using '\--force' will not allow overwriting a directory with a file or - installing packages with conflicting files and directories. - This option should be used with care, ideally not at all. - *\--asdeps*:: Install packages non-explicitly; in other words, fake their install reason to be installed as a dependency. This is useful for makepkg and other @@ -266,6 +269,18 @@ 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]] ----------------------------------- @@ -338,10 +353,10 @@ Query Options (apply to '-Q')[[QO]] with descriptions matching ALL of those terms are returned. *-t, \--unrequired*:: - Restrict or filter output to packages not required or optionally required by - any currently installed package. Specify this option twice to only filter - packages that are direct dependencies (i.e. do not filter optional - dependencies). + Restrict or filter output to print only packages neither required nor + optionally required by any currently installed package. Specify this + option twice to include packages which are optionally, but not directly, + required by another package. *-u, \--upgrades*:: Restrict or filter output to packages that are out-of-date on the local @@ -456,7 +471,7 @@ Database Options (apply to '-D')[[QO]] package installed even when it was initially installed as a dependency of another package. -*-k \--check*:: +*-k, \--check*:: Check the local package database is internally consistent. This will check all required files are present and that installed packages have the required dependencies, do not conflict and that multiple packages @@ -464,6 +479,9 @@ Database Options (apply to '-D')[[QO]] a check on the sync databases to ensure all specified dependencies are available. +*-q, \--quiet*:: + Suppress messages on successful completion of database operations. + File Options (apply to '-F')[[FO]] ---------------------------------- *-y, --refresh*:: |