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diff --git a/doc/pacman.conf.5.txt b/doc/pacman.conf.5.txt
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+++ b/doc/pacman.conf.5.txt
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ Include = /etc/pacman.d/core
Server = file:///home/pkgs
--------
+*NOTE*: Each directive must be in CamelCase. If the case isn't respected, the directive
+won't be recognized. For example. noupgrade or NOUPGRADE will not work.
Options
-------
@@ -55,7 +57,7 @@ Options
Overrides the default location of the toplevel database directory. A
typical default is ``/var/lib/pacman/''. Most users will not need to set
this option. *NOTE*: if specified, this is an absolute path and the root
- path is not automatically prepended. This behavior changed in pacman 3.1.0.
+ path is not automatically prepended.
*CacheDir =* path/to/cache/dir::
Overrides the default location of the package cache directory. A typical
@@ -63,14 +65,13 @@ Options
specified, and they are tried in the order they are listed in the config
file. If a file is not found in any cache directory, it will be downloaded
to the first cache directory with write access. *NOTE*: this is an absolute
- path, the root path is not automatically prepended. This behavior changed
- in pacman 3.1.0.
+ path, the root path is not automatically prepended.
*LogFile =* '/path/to/file'::
- Log actions directly to a file. A typical default is
- ``/var/log/pacman.log''. As of pacman 3.1.0, this does not need to be
- specified by default. This is an absolute path and root is not prepended.
+ Overrides the default location of the pacman log file. A typical default
+ is ``/var/log/pacman.log''. This is an absolute path and the root directory
+ is not prepended.
*HoldPkg =* package ...::
If a user tries to '\--remove' a package that's listed in `HoldPkg`,
@@ -80,6 +81,12 @@ Options
Instructs pacman to ignore any upgrades for this package when performing
a '\--sysupgrade'.
+*SyncFirst =* package ...::
+ Instructs pacman to check for newer version of these packages before any
+ sync operation. The user will have the choice to either cancel the current
+ operation and upgrade these packages first or go on with the current operation.
+ This option is typically used with the 'pacman' package.
+
*IgnoreGroup =* group ...::
Instructs pacman to ignore any upgrades for all packages in this
group when performing a '\--sysupgrade'.
@@ -117,6 +124,15 @@ Options
These files refer to files in the package archive, so do not include the
leading slash (the RootDir) when specifying them.
+*CleanMethod =* KeepInstalled | KeepCurrent::
+ If set to `KeepInstalled` (the default), the '-Sc' operation will clean
+ packages that are no longer installed (not present in the local database).
+ If set to `KeepCurrent`, '-Sc' will clean outdated packages (not present in
+ any sync database).
+ The second behavior is useful when the package cache is shared among
+ multiple machines, where the local databases are usually different, but the
+ sync databases in use could be the same.
+
*UseSyslog*::
Log action messages through syslog(). This will insert log entries into
``/var/log/messages'' or equivalent.