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-rw-r--r--doc/pacman.conf.5.txt8
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diff --git a/doc/pacman.8.txt b/doc/pacman.8.txt
index b288a592..a534e057 100644
--- a/doc/pacman.8.txt
+++ b/doc/pacman.8.txt
@@ -166,6 +166,8 @@ Options
If an install scriptlet exists, do not execute it. Do not use this
unless you know what you are doing.
+*\--arch* <'arch'>::
+ Specify an alternate architecture.
Query Options[[QO]]
-------------------
diff --git a/doc/pacman.conf.5.txt b/doc/pacman.conf.5.txt
index 46a0b3de..59bed156 100644
--- a/doc/pacman.conf.5.txt
+++ b/doc/pacman.conf.5.txt
@@ -97,6 +97,14 @@ Options
Include another config file. This file can include repositories or
general configuration options.
+*Architecture =* auto | i686 | x86_64 | ...::
+ If set, pacman will only allow installation of packages of the given
+ architecture (e.g. 'i686', 'x86_64', etc). The special value 'auto' will
+ use the system architecture, provided by in ``uname -m''. If unset, no
+ architecture checks are made. *NOTE*: packages with the special
+ architecture 'any' can always be installed, as they are meant to be
+ architecture independent.
+
*XferCommand =* /path/to/command %u::
If set, an external program will be used to download all remote files.
All instances of `%u` will be replaced with the download URL. If present,